Rajya Sabhas productivity during winter session 102%:The final day of the winter session, the Rajya Sabha was adjourned sine die, with a productivity score of 102%.Jagdeep Dhankhar, the chairman of the Rajya Sabha, claims that in 13 sittings, functional time was 64 hours and 50 minutes as opposed to the entire allocated time of 63 hours and 26 minutes, and productivity was 102%.

1,920 unstarred questions were answered in the 13 sittings, while 82 starred questions were resolved.

After 28 hours of debate in which 160 members participated, nine bills were ultimately passed or returned during the session.

Although the term House of Elders is not listed in the official lexicon, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar had noted in my opening address on December 7 that it adequately captured the significance of this institution.