17th Lok Sabha may enter history with least number of lapsed bills

Subject: Polity

Section: Parliament

Context:

The 17thLok Sabha may end with a unique distinction in terms of the number of bills lapsed. Going by the current trend, it could be in the low single digit.

More on news:

As the last session of the 17th Lok Sabha approaches on January 31, the number of pending bills was just five.
According to the data provided by the Lok Sabha, these include
- The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order (Amendment) Bill,
- The Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Tribes Order (Amendment) Bill,
- The Electricity (Amendment) Bill,
- The Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill and
- The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill.
Even if one of them is not taken up during the budget session, the number of bills lapsed will just be five, which is the lowest so far.
The tenure of 17th Lok Sabha is ending on June 16.

Constitutional provisions:

Articles 109 and 117 of the Constitution deals with respect to Money Bills and other financial Bills.
A Bill may originate in either House (Lok Sabha or House of People and Rajya Sabha or House of States) of Parliament.
A Bill shall not be deemed to have been passed by the Houses of Parliament unless it has been agreed to by both Houses, either without amendment or with such amendments only as are agreed to by both Houses.

About Lapse of a parliamentary bill:

A Bill pending in Parliament shall not lapse by reason of the prorogation of the Houses.
A Bill pending in the Council of States which has not been passed by the House of the People shall not lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.
A Bill which is pending in the House of the People, or which having been passed by the House of the People is pending in the Council of States, shall subject to the provisions of Article 108, lapse on a dissolution of the House of the People.
A bill pending in Lok Sabha lapses on dissolution of the house.
A bill passed by Lok Sabha but pending in Rajya Sabha lapses.
A bill passed by both the house but pending for assent of the president does not lapse
A bill passed by both the Houses but returned by the president for reconsideration of houses does not lapse.