Lok Sabha Winter Session 2025 Concludes With Strategic Overhaul of Rural and Financial Laws
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Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Ministry of Law and Justice
The Sixth Session of the Eighteenth Lok Sabha, which commenced on December 1, 2025, concluded on December 19, 2025, marking a highly productive period in India’s parliamentary history. Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla informed the House that during the 15 sittings, the House achieved a remarkable productivity rate of 111 percent, transacting nearly all its listed government business.
Key Legislative and Discussion Highlights:
Passage of Transformative Bills: Out of the 10 Government Bills introduced, 8 were passed, including the landmark VB-G RAM G Bill, which replaces MGNREGA with an enhanced 125-day employment guarantee, and the SHANTI Bill, which opens the civil nuclear sector to private participation.
Commemorative and Policy Debates: The session featured extensive discussions on the 150th anniversary of “Vande Mataram” (11.5 hours) and “Electoral Reforms” (13 hours), with participation from over 120 Members combined.
Question Hour and Zero Hour: A total of 408 matters of urgent public importance were raised during Zero Hour, and 372 issues were addressed under Rule 377, showcasing active representation of constituent needs.
Private Members’ Business: The session witnessed the introduction of 137 Private Members’ Bills on a single day (December 5), reflecting vibrant democratic engagement beyond treasury initiatives.
The session addressed a diverse range of sectors, with the following 10 bills being tabled:
VB-G RAM G Bill, 2025 (Passed)
SHANTI Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Sabka Bima Sabki Raksha (Amendment of Insurance Laws) Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Appropriation (No. 4) Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Securities Markets Code Bill, 2025 (Pending in Committee)
Manipur Goods and Services Tax (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 (Passed)
Policy Relevance
The session’s outcomes signal a decisive shift toward modernizing India’s statutory landscape and fulfilling the Viksit Bharat @2047 vision.
Socio-Economic Overhaul: By replacing the 20-year-old MGNREGA with the VB-G RAM G Act, the government has moved toward a more technology-driven and accountable rural employment framework with a revised 60:40 Centre-State funding split.
Decolonizing the Legal Code: The Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025, pruned the statute book by repealing 71 obsolete laws, some dating back to the 19th century, to reverse the effects of colonization.
Financial Liberalization: The passage of the Amendment of Insurance Laws Bill to allow 100% FDI marks a critical reform aimed at drawing global capital and deepening insurance penetration to 100% of the population.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders: How will the government ensure that the “60:40 funding split” under the new VB-G RAM G Act does not lead to a dilution of rural employment benefits in states that already face severe fiscal deficits?
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