Winter Session 2025 of Parliament adjourned sine die; 8 Bills passed by both Houses
The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament, which began on 1 December 2025, was adjourned sine die in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 after 15 sittings spread over 19 days, with eight Bills passed by both Houses.
Summary
The Winter Session 2025 of Parliament, which began on 1 December 2025, was adjourned sine die in New Delhi on 19 December 2025 after 15 sittings spread over 19 days. During the Winter Session, 10 Bills were introduced in the Lok Sabha and eight Bills were passed by both Houses, including the SHANTI Bill on nuclear energy, the Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill and the VB-G RAM G Bill, while the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 was referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said the Lok Sabha's productivity was 111 percent, and the House held a special discussion on 150 years of the national song 'Vande Mataram', initiated by the Prime Minister on 8 December, which lasted 11 hours 32 minutes with 65 Members taking part.
Key facts
- Session
- 1–19 December 2025; 15 sittings over 19 days
- Bills
- 10 introduced in Lok Sabha; 8 passed by both Houses
- Lok Sabha productivity
- 111 percent (Speaker Om Birla)
- Joint Committee
- Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
- Vande Mataram discussion
- Lok Sabha, 8 December; 11 h 32 min; 65 Members
- Electoral reforms
- Discussed in both Houses
Practice MCQs 3 questions
According to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, what was the productivity of the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session that ended on 19 December 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 111 percent
PIB 2206501: the productivity of the House during the Sixth Session was 111 percent.
Which Bill was referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses after its introduction in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session 2025?
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Correct answer: A — Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025
PIB 2206655: the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, 2025 was referred to a Joint Committee after introduction. The other three were passed by both Houses.
Consider the following statements about the Winter Session 2025 of Parliament: 1. The session provided 15 sittings spread over 19 days. 2. The Prime Minister initiated the special discussion on 150 years of 'Vande Mataram' in the Lok Sabha. 3. The discussion on electoral reforms was held only in the Lok Sabha. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2206655: 15 sittings over 19 days, and the PM initiated the Vande Mataram discussion in the Lok Sabha. Electoral reforms were discussed in the Lok Sabha (9–10 December) and the Rajya Sabha (11, 15 and 16 December), so statement 3 is wrong.