Waste of Time and Money in Parliament

August 12, 2026

India is the largest democracy. We are proud of our crore rupees to run Parliament for a single day, which means that if even one minute of the House is wasted, the country loses 2.5 lakh rupees. An expenditure of 1.50 crore rupees per hour is incurred because agencies say that the average Parliament time is six hours a day. This is followed by the allowances and travel expenses of secretariat staff and MPs. It goes without saying how valuable each minute of such a colossal Parliament is.

Parliament should function for 360 minutes a day. But where does Parliament function?

It has become a hallmark of our democracy that uproar, debate, walkouts, and then adjournment of Parliament derail every discussion, allowing the government, using its majority, to pass even the most essential bills and legislation without debate.

The monsoon session will conclude this Thursday, but neither the NEET exams, nor the brutality against students, nor the theft of donations for the Ram Temple project received any serious discussion. Bills and government business were passed and concluded in a matter of minutes.

The bills that were completed in Parliament in two to six minutes included the Public Examinations Amendment Bill, the Finance Bill 2026, the Bankers’ Ledger Evidence Bill 2026, the Indian Statistical Institute Bill 2026, the Supreme Court Judges Bill, and the Births and Deaths Amendment Bill, all passed without debate.

The uproar continued over why the Home Minister or the Prime Minister did not come to the House to answer the NEET exam paper leak. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said, “Please hold a discussion, and the Home Minister will respond.”

This time, more time was wasted in the Lok Sabha, even though elected representatives of the people sit there. The Rajya Sabha also has elected representatives, but during this monsoon session, 7,023 minutes of the Lok Sabha were wasted in the last ten days.

No work was done in Parliament from July 27th to August 7th. In almost all sessions, there is no serious discussion. Parliament is often adjourned amid uproar, accusations, and counter-accusations.

The Lok Sabha Speaker should hold serious discussions with MPs before every session so that the country can find appropriate solutions to its problems, but discussions don’t always take place.

We believe that discussing the problems of those elected by the public as their representatives should be their priority.