• Session prorogued

ISLAMABAD, June 30, 2021: The budget session of the Punjab Assembly concluded here on Wednesday after approval of 39 supplementary demands for grants for the fiscal year 2020-21 and the speech of Chief Minister, says Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN).

Following are key observations of the House proceedings during the 12th sitting of the 33rd session:

Members’ Participation

• The House met for two hours and five minutes.
• The sitting started at 05:19 pm against the scheduled time of 02:00 pm.
• The speaker presided over the sitting for an hour and 53 minutes, while the remaining sitting was chaired by the deputy speaker.
• The leader of the House (Chief Minister) attended the sitting for an hour and 59 minutes.
• The leader of the opposition did not attend the sitting.
• As many as 115 MPAs (31 percent) were present at the outset and 165 (44 percent) at the adjournment of the sitting.
• The parliamentary leader of PPPP and PRHP attended the proceedings.
• As many as five out of eight minority lawmakers attended the sitting.

 Output

• The House approved 38 supplementary demands for grants for the fiscal year 2020-21 having no cut motions. One demand for grant related to police department was also approved after rejecting a cut motion on it, while four lawmakers including Minister for law spoke on it for 45 minutes.

Representation and Responsiveness

• Chief Minister also delivered a speech related to provincial budget 2021-22 and consumed 35 minutes of the proceedings.

Order and Institutionalization

• The session was prorogued sine die.

 Transparency

• ‘Orders of the Day’ was available on Assembly’s website.
• Information on Members’ attendance is available on Assembly’s website.

This daily factsheet is based on direct observation of the Punjab Assembly proceedings conducted by SANGAT Development Foundation, a member organization of FAFEN. Errors and omissions are excepted