Overview of 43^rd Session of The National Assembly

The 43rd or the Budget Session of the 15th National Assembly began on Monday, June 6 and was prorogued after 24 days on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The session spanning 24 days met for 17 sittings which were held on June 6, June 8, June 9, June 10, June 13, June 14, June 15, June 16, June 17, June 20, June 21, June 22, June 23, June 24, June 27, June 28 and June 29.

The National Assembly met for 52 hours and 49 minutes out of which the actual budget sittings spread over 45 hours and 7 minutes compared to 102 hours and 27 minutes in last year’s budget session and to the average of 48 hours for the budget sessions during the past 21 years. Average sitting time was 3 hours and 6 minutes. The average delay in starting a sitting was recorded at 44 minutes per sitting. The longest sitting of the session was held on Wednesday, June 29 and lasted 5 hours and 50 minutes while the shortest sitting was held on Friday, June 10 which lasted only 1 hour and 20 minutes. The schedule of the sittings during the session is given in Appendix A.