The first session of Parliament after the 2019 General Elections was held from June–August 2019.
Lok Sabha session: 17 June 2019 – 6 August 2019 (adjourned sine die)
Rajya Sabha session: 20 June 2019 – 7 August 2019 (adjourned sine die)
Total sittings:
Lok Sabha: 37 sittings
Rajya Sabha: 35 sittings
Key procedural highlights
New MPs took oath on 17–18 June 2019
Speaker of Lok Sabha elected on 19 June 2019
President addressed both Houses on 20 June 2019 under Article 87(1)
Union Budget 2019–20 presented on 5 July 2019
Legislative productivity
Total Bills introduced: 40
Lok Sabha: 33
Rajya Sabha: 7
Bills passed:
Lok Sabha passed: 35
Rajya Sabha passed: 32
Passed by both Houses: 30
Productivity:
Lok Sabha: ~137%
Rajya Sabha: ~103%
Major legislative outcomes
1. Constitutional & Jammu & Kashmir reforms
Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019
Removal of special provisions under Article 370 (Presidential Orders)
State reorganised into two Union Territories:
Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh
2. Major social and legal reforms
Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 (Triple Talaq law)
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Consumer Protection Bill, 2019
Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill, 2019
Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019
3. National security laws
National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019
Protection of Human Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2019
4. Economic & business reforms
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019
Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2019
5. Labour reforms
Code on Wages, 2019
(merged multiple labour laws including Minimum Wages Act and Payment of Wages Act)
6. Transport & infrastructure reforms
Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019
Airport Economic Regulatory Authority of India (Amendment) Bill, 2019
7. Health sector reforms
National Medical Commission Bill, 2019
(replacing Medical Council of India framework)
Additional procedural innovations
Short adjournments instead of full-day adjournments on demise of sitting members, improving productivity
Increased cross-party acceptance of amendments in key Bills
Record number of Bills passed in a first Lok Sabha session
Overall significance
This session is described as one of the most productive early sessions of Parliament, marked by major structural reforms across governance, economy, social justice, and national security, along with significant changes in Jammu & Kashmir’s constitutional status.
