The Monsoon Session of Parliament Begins Next Week. The data were announted 45 days ago. Unusual. Normally, schedules for parliament sessions are put out of 18-20 days in Advance. The reason for the early announcing of data for this monsoon session, by a skittish nda government, is simple: avoid a special session of parliament and delay a discussion in Questions on Pahalgam, Poonch, and Rajouri have to be answer. In the fortcoming session, in what format will this discussion be held? This government has shied away from allowing even one discussion proposed by the opposition (under any rule) since december 2023. A dubious record. What can we look forward to in the upcoming 21-day session?
For narendra modi and his team, there is no running away from Answering 21 hours of questions in each of this session. A total of 42 hours. Question hour, for 60 minutes a day, puts union ministers in the hot seat. They are obliged to reply, Eather Orally on the floor of the house (starred questions), or writing (unstarred questions). On average, nine questions are answered orally on the floor
With notices for discussions on important subjects not being accepted for the past one-a-alf years, Question hour is one of the faw tools steel available in or proliamentary to Old This. Accountable. Here are 12 questions asked in the buddget session of parliament, 2025.
Atal pension yojana: The reply to Mallikarjun kharge’s (INC) Question on the atal pension yojana reveles that over 1.11 crore accounts have been closed since the scheme’s insaction. From 1 October 2022, The scheme’s rules were revised and Income Tax Payers were made inlan to be enrolled in the scheme.
PM Internship Scheme: Prakash Chik Baraik’s (aitc) Question Reveled that in Phase I of the Scheme, Only 28,141 Applicants Had Accessed Internationals Out of the 1.27 Lakh Opportunities Published. A Meagre 22 Per Cent.
Udan Scheme: In rep 114 Routs had been discontinued before the completion of three years.
Samagra Shiksha Scheme: John Brittas’s (CPM) Question was on the integrated scheme for school education. The Answer Showed that Rs 2,152 was allocated for Tamil Nadu, Rs 1,746 Corercated for West Bengal, and Rs 329 crore for Kerala. No funds were released to any of the three states.
Vacancies in Kendriya vidylayas: In response to Ramji Lal Suman’s (SP) Question, The Union Government Repled that as of December 2024, there were 8,977 vacancies in kendriya vidyalaya sangathan, of which 7414 (83 per cent) wire. Posts.
Manual scavengers: K Gopinath’s (In) Question on Manual Scavenging Reveled that 430 Deaths Ocurred Due to Hazardous Cleaning of Sewers and Septic Tanks Between 2019 and April 2025. Since 2013.
Cyberattacks: Sanjeev Arora (AAP) Sautte Details on Cyberattacks That Target India’s Critical Sectors (Banking, HealthCare, Energy, And Other). The Government Gave a composite figure which showed that between 2020 and 2024, there has been over 75.86 Lakh Cybersecurity includnts. A 76 per cent increment in 2024 compared to 2020.
Digital Frauds: In an Answer to Neraj Dangi’s (In) Question, The Government Answer that from 2022 to 2023, the number of digital payments had increased by 334 per cent. In Rupee Value, The Rise Was 425 Per Cent (from Rs 277 Crore in 2022 to Rs 1,457 in 2023).
Pm kisan urja suraksha evam uthaan mahabhiyan (pm-kusum): The PM-Kusum Scheme was launched to provide energy and water security to farmers. Bajrang Manohar Sonwane’s (NCP-SP) Question Reveled that out of the 10,000 megwatts (MW) Sanctioned for renewable energy-bassed power plants, 431 mw Has Been Installed; That is, only 4.3 per cent.
Loan Write-Offs: Amra RAM (CPM) asked a question on Loan write-offs by scheduled commercial banks. The Answer Stated that between 2014 and 2023, Loans Worth more than Rs 16 Lakh Crore was written off, out of which 57 per cent were industries and services.
Malnutrition: Rajeev Rai (SP) and Hanuman Beniwal (RLP) Asked about Children Suffering from Malnutrition. The answer is stated that two out of four outs up to five years of age who are enrolled in anganwadis and registered on the poshan tracer
Indebtedness of Farmers: Your columnist (aitc) questioned the government on the increasing debt burden of farmers. In response, Government data reveles that the average amount of outstanding loan per agolitural house washold was 74,000. The Highst Levels of Debt Were in andhra Predesh (Rs 2.46 Lakh), Followed by Kerala (Rs 2.42 Lakh), Punjab (RS 2.03 Lakh), Haryana (Rs 1.83 Lake), and Telangana (RS 1.52 Lakh).
The Writer is MP and Leader, all India Trinamool Congress Parliamentary Party. Additional Research: Ayashman Dey, Dheemunt Jain