The Lok Sabha official working hours are from 11am to 6 pm, with an hour-long break between 1 and 2 pm.The ongoing session of Lok Sabha, which started on June 17, has already functioned for 150.2 hours till July 16, according to PRS Legislative Research. The session will end on July 26.The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha in 2009 had 28.05 productive hours, at 67% productivity, while the first session of the 16th Lok Sabha registered 23.83 hours at a productivity of 66%, data showed.Budget sessions usually register higher number of hours with MPs discussing demands for grants of different ministries threadbare. The most Lok Sabha MPs worked before this was during the budget session of 2015 when the house functioned for 246.02 hours, registering productivity of 122%. “We get our personal vehicles.” The support staff report at 8.30 every morning.Working till 12 midnight means a 16-hour day. “There is no way Lok Sabha will end before 12 midnight.

Source: Economic Times July 18, 2019 02:05 UTC