Kerala tops in Assembly sittings in 2021
Highlights:
- Kerala has been ranked at top slot, in terms of holding State Assembly Session in 2021 by PRS Legislative Research, in its study on function of State Assembly for 2021.
- In 2020, amid the first wave of covid-19 pandemic, state had slipped to 8th position.
- There were House sitting for 61 days in Kerala in 2021.
- During 2016-2019, Kerala remained at top slot, with an average House sitting of 53 days.
- Kerala announced 144 orders in 2021, that stands highest in India in 2021.
- Kerala is followed by Odisha, with 43 sitting days.
- Karnataka is ranked at 3rd place, with 40 sitting days.
- Tamil Nadu, with 34 sitting days, has been ranked at 4th
- For top three states, average number of sitting days in State legislature is less than the present average of 21 days.
- Out of the 28 State Assemblies and 1 legislature in Union Territory, 17 made sittings in less than 20 days. furthermore, Andhra Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, and Delhi made sittings in less than 10 days.
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