With Parliament Sessions Costing ₹2.5 Lakh Per Minute, 3 Days of Disruption Already Spell Massive Loss

With Parliament Sessions Costing ₹2.5 Lakh Per Minute, 3 Days of Disruption Already Spell Massive Loss. The current Parliament Monsoon Session 2025 has been plagued by constant disruptions and adjournments, something that not only tangles up governance but also happens at a significant cost to Indian taxpayers. According to reports, every minute of a Parliament Session costs ₹2.5 lakh to operate, with both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha each incurring ₹1.25 lakh.

Though it started on a high note this Monday, the session soon turned into bedlam, with both Houses experiencing repeated adjournments. As per PRS Legislative Research, the Rajya Sabha has sat for merely 4.4 hours, while the Lok Sabha managed to tick little more than 54 minutes of a planned 18 hours each for three days.

The Financial Fallout

Based on cost estimates (₹2.5 lakh per minute) cited by former Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Bansal in 2012, the disruptions over the past three days have led to a staggering ₹23 crore loss to the exchequer.

• Rajya Sabha: 816 minutes lost × ₹1.25 lakh = ₹10.2 crore
  
• Lok Sabha: 1,026 minutes lost × ₹1.25 lakh = ₹12.83 crore
  

This estimate may, in fact, be conservative, given inflation and increased operational expenses over the past decade.

What Sparked the Disruptions?

Two key issues are at the centre of the deadlock:

1. The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, which the opposition alleges is an attempt to tilt the scales in favour of the ruling coalition.
   
2. The demand for a full discussion on Operation Sindoor, India’s counter-response to a terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir.
   

At the Parliament Session today, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju condemned the opposition for “wasting taxpayers’ money” and failing to uphold decorum. “Instead of cooperating, they came with placards and disrupted the House,” he said.

Meanwhile, Congress MP Randeep Surjewala countered, accusing the government of suppressing democracy by denying crucial debates. “Votes of 52 lakh people in Bihar are being cut, isn’t this a conspiracy?” he questioned.

What’s at Stake?

The ongoing disruptions in the Parliament Session 2025 are doing more than just halting proceedings, they’re shaking public confidence and pushing critical national matters to the backseat. For citizens tuning into the Parliament Session live, it’s not governance they witness, but repeated standstills.

With crores of taxpayer money being wasted due to legislative inaction.