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VITAL STATS Assembly elections 2012 The Election Commission recently announced the poll schedule for Assembly elections in five States – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. As parties prepare for the upcoming elections, we take a look at the electoral trends in these states over the past 25 years. read full article		BILL SUMMARY Public Services Delivery Bill In the Winter Session of Parliament government introduced a Bill to give citizens a right to time bound delivery of goods and services. The Bill also provides a mechanism for grievance redressal. A summary of the contents of the Bill is here.. read full article
REPORT SUMMARIES Report on Subordinate Legislation The Lok Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation examined the subject of Implementation of Recommendations of the Committee on various Rules and Regulations framed by the government under the chairmanship of Mr. P. Karunakaran. The Committee placed its report before Parliament on December 16, 2011. read full article		VITAL STATS Parliament in 2011 The year in Parliament was characterised by frequent disruptions and protests over a host of issues. The issue of the establishment of a Lokpal prompted both disruption as well as intense debate. We look at the business transacted by Parliament during 2011. read full article
BILL AS PASSED BY LOK SABHA The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 The Lok Sabha passed the Lok Pal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2011 on December 27, 2011. The text of the Bill as Passed by Lok Sabha is available here and PRS Analysis of the Bill as Passed by Lok Sabha is available here . read full article		VITAL STATS Working of State Assemblies How often do our State Assemblies meet? Do MLAs get enough opportunity to scrutinize Bills? Are all budget demands discussed on the floor of the House? PRS studied the work done by 13 State Assemblies over the past 10 years. We present some trends from the sample analyzed. read full article