Overview of 50^th Session of the National Assembly

The National Assembly began its 50^th Session on February 15 and prorogued it on February 27. Only six (6) sittings were convened during the session spanning over 13 days. The schedule of the sittings during the session is given in Appendix A.

This 50^th Session of the National Assembly met for 7 hours and 42 minutes with an average time of 1 hour and 17 minutes per sitting. The longest sitting of the session was held on Monday, February 20 when the House was adjourned after meeting for 2 hours and 18 minutes. The shortest sitting was held on Friday, February 24 when the House was adjourned after meeting for only 56 minutes as only 60 or 27.65% MNAs marked their attendance.

The average delay in starting a sitting was 1 hour and 3 minutes during the session.