(Data corresponds to the period from 1 Jun 2009 to 7 Aug 2019.)

Brinda Karat

State :

West Bengal (36 more MPs)

Party :

Communist Party of India (Marxist) (21 more MPs)

Nature of membership :

Elected

Start of Term :

19-Aug-05

End of Term :

18-Aug-11

No. of Term :

First Term

Personal Profile

Age :

Gender :

Female

Education :

Graduate

Parliamentary Performance

Selected MP

National Average

State Average

Attendance

Selected MP

86%

National Average State Average

72%

No. of Debates

Selected MP

National Average

18.4

State Average

27.9

No. of Questions

Selected MP

173

National Average

141

State Average

Private Member's Bills

Selected MP

National Average

0.6

State Average

0.4

Detailed Information

Attendance details of Brinda Karat (86% Attendance)

Session	Attendance
Monsoon Session 2011	69%
Budget Session 2011	78%
Winter Session 2010	87%
Monsoon Session 2010	88%
Budget Session 2010	88%
Winter Session 2009	91%
Budget Session II 2009	88%
First Session 2009	100%

Debates (Participated in 69 Debate)

Date	Debate title/Bill name	Debate Type
18.08.2011	Farewell to the retiring Members	Others
18.08.2011	Killing of an RTI activist and safety issues concerning whistleblowers	RS - Matters raised with permission
17.08.2011	Situation arising out of the agitation launched by Shri Anna Hazare	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
04.08.2011	Situation arising out of frequent rail accidents and the action taken by the Government	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
25.03.2011	Improve the working of LIC of India and give adequate facilities to its agents	Special Mention
25.03.2011	Taking early action for extradition of Warren Anderson, former Chairman of the Union Carbide Corporation	Special Mention
24.03.2011	Non-implementation of the recommendations of the Majithia Wage Board for journalists and nonjournalists	RS - Matters raised with permission
24.03.2011	Supply of contaminated food grains in tribal regions of the country	RS - Matters raised with permission
23.03.2011	Attack of NATO forces on Libya	RS - Matters raised with permission
15.03.2011	Denial of justice to the families of those killed and injured in Kashmir Valley	RS - Matters raised with permission
10.03.2011	Set up institutions of higher studies exclusively for people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes	Special Mention
10.03.2011	The Budget (General), 2011-12	Budget (General)
09.03.2011	Start evening flights of the Air India from Srinagar Airport	Special Mention
08.03.2011	Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra	RS - Matters raised with permission
08.03.2011	Need for a public campaign in view of recent crimes against women	RS - Matters raised with permission
01.03.2011	Constitutional question arising out of the reservation of seventy per cent seats for men in recently issued Haryana Government circular for teacher and current recruitment	RS - Matters raised with permission
01.03.2011	Gender discrimination against women in the country	Special Mention
01.03.2011	Regularize Casual Labourers, wages and social security measures in BSNL	Special Mention
31.08.2010	Alleged diversion of funds meant for the welfare of SC/STs to Commonwealth Games Projects by Government of NCT of Delhi	Clarification on the Statement by Minister
31.08.2010	Police firing on a group of teenagers in Srinagar	RS - Matters raised with permission
27.08.2010	Concern over financial loss in vaccine procurement from private companies	Special Mention
26.08.2010	Appropriate administrative and legal framework for disabled	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
26.08.2010	The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2010	Government Bills
19.08.2010	'Paid News' and issue Press Council	RS - Matters raised with permission
13.08.2010	Incident of a girl paraded nude in three villages of Birbhum District in West Bengal.	RS - Matters raised with permission
12.08.2010	Bhopal Gas Tragedy	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
12.08.2010	Demand for approval of Kochi Metro Project	RS - Matters raised with permission
11.08.2010	Bhopal Gas Tragedy	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
05.08.2010	Increasing number of accidental deaths of construction workers particularly at the construction sites of Commonwealth Games	RS - Matters raised with permission
05.08.2010	Non-implementation of the recommendations of the Justice Ranganath Misra Commission Report	RS - Matters raised with permission
05.08.2010	Serious situation in Manipur	RS - Matters raised with permission
03.08.2010	Diversion of funds earmarked for SCs/STs for the Commonwealth Games	RS - Matters raised with permission
02.08.2010	Need to exercise caution in introduction of new vaccines in the country	Special Mention
02.08.2010	The Clinical Establishment (Registration & Regulation) Bill, 2010	Government Bills
06.05.2010	Regarding revelations by the official agencies on bomb blasts in Ajmer and Mecca Masjid	RS - Matters raised with permission
04.05.2010	Irregularities in the functioning of the Medical Council of India in giving approval to medical colleges	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
03.05.2010	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
30.04.2010	Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
29.04.2010	Regarding incarceration of a seventeen year old Kashmiri boy for fourteen years on a wrong charg	RS - Matters raised with permission
22.04.2010	HPV vaccine programme by PATH in certain states of India and government's policy on introduction of such vaccines	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
15.03.2010	Regarding plight of weavers and recent incidents of suicide by them	RS - Matters raised with permission
12.03.2010	International treaties	Private Members' Resolutions
09.03.2010	The Constitution (One Hundred and Eighth Amendment) Bill, 2008	Government Bills
04.03.2010	Regarding a national convention scheduled to be organized by the National Association on Street Vendors of India (NASVI) in Delhi.	RS - Matters raised with permission
03.03.2010	Motion of Thanks on the President�s Address	Motion of Thanks on the President's Address
25.02.2010	Price rise	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
22.12.2009	Demand to make laws for disabled in the country in harmony with the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities	Special Mention
22.12.2009	Regarding Ruchika�s sexual harassment case	RS - Matters raised with permission
17.12.2009	The National Rural Employment Guarantee (Amendment) Bill, 2009	Government Bills
15.12.2009	Regarding revelations about the terrorist David Headley�s antecedents and status of FBI�s cooperation with the Indian intelligence agencies	RS - Matters raised with permission
14.12.2009	Progress of relief to the victims of 1984 riots and the measures being taken to punish the guilty.	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
11.12.2009	International treaties	Private Members' Resolutions
11.12.2009	Regarding Supreme Court judgement on honour killing	RS - Matters raised with permission
03.12.2009	On the achievements and problems of Women Self-help Groups in the country comprising mainly poor rural women	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
03.12.2009	Regarding internet advertisements on sex selection tests	RS - Matters raised with permission
02.12.2009	Regarding internet advertisements on sex selection tests	RS - Matters raised with permission
24.11.2009	Government�s changing position on Climate Change	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
04.08.2009	Need to take suitable steps to increase the use of renewable energy sources in the country	Special Mention
04.08.2009	Situation arising out of the large scale loss of jobs due to retrenchment and closure of industries including industries in the IT Sector as a result of global economic slowdown and recession and Government�s reaction thereto	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
03.08.2009	The Judges (Declaration of Assets and Liabilities) Bill, 2009.	Government Bills
30.07.2009	Regarding reported shifting of Government�s stand on agriculture, NAMA and other issues in WTO.	RS - Matters raised with permission
28.07.2009	Increasing incidents of so-called honour killings and honour related crimes in the country and the role of self-proclaimed panchayats therein	RS - Calling Attention (Rule-180)
27.07.2009	Increasing obscenity and vulgarity in Television programmes being shown on different Chann against cultural ethos of the country.	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
23.07.2009	Regarding forthcoming free trade agreement with ASEAN countries	RS - Matters raised with permission
21.07.2009	Working of the Ministry of Health and Family welfare	RS - Short Duration Discussions (Rule-176)
13.07.2009	Regarding alleged interference in the functioning of the Central Information Commission.	RS - Matters raised with permission
09.07.2009	Regarding demand for providing solar lanterns in remote areas affected by �Aila� in West Bengal.	Special Mention
02.07.2009	Alleged influencing of the judiciary by a Union Minister	RS - Matters raised with permission
09.06.2009	Plight of Tamils in Sri Lanka	RS - Matters raised with permission

Questions details of Brinda Karat (173 questions asked)

Date	Title	Type	Ministry or Category
18.08.2011	Functional uranium mines in India	Unstarred	Prime Minister
17.08.2011	Rehabilitation of youths wrongly detained for bomb blasts	Unstarred	Home Affairs
17.08.2011	Extending MNREGA to ubran areas	Unstarred	Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
16.08.2011	Measures to unearth huge accumulation of black money	Unstarred	Finance
12.08.2011	Low selling price of Saffron	Unstarred	Agriculture
12.08.2011	Financial requirement for setting up model schools	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
10.08.2011	Innocent person(s) from Kashmir jailed in bomb blast case	Unstarred	Home Affairs
09.08.2011	Collection of tax arrears	Unstarred	Finance
08.08.2011	Swaminathan Commission on storage requirement	Starred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
05.08.2011	Child Care Leave facility for women employees of BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
04.08.2011	Legislation for joint matrimonial property	Starred	Women and Child Development
02.08.2011	Destruction of mangrove forests	Starred	Environment and Forests
02.08.2011	Memorandum on irregularities in MGNREGS works in Bilaspur	Unstarred	Rural Development
01.08.2011	FDI in mining sector	Unstarred	Mines
01.08.2011	Displacement due to mining operations	Unstarred	Mines
16.03.2011	Employment of women by Central Government in different schemes	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
15.03.2011	Monitoring of funds of MNREGA	Short-notice	Rural Development
15.03.2011	Implementation of IT Appellate Tribunal decree	Unstarred	Finance
14.03.2011	Food inflation	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
14.03.2011	Execution of maintenance to women by courts	Unstarred	Law and Justice
10.03.2011	Rejection of claims made by tribals under Forest Right Act	Unstarred	Tribal Affairs
09.03.2011	Violence against women	Unstarred	Home Affairs
09.03.2011	Death of workers in garment factory in Delhi	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
08.03.2011	Identification of critical wildlife habitats	Starred	Environment and Forests
07.03.2011	Export of sugar from current stock	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
07.03.2011	Overflow in FCI godowns	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
04.03.2011	Benefit of debt waiver scheme to tribal farmers	Unstarred	Agriculture
03.03.2011	Assurance of debt waiver for handloom sector	Starred	Textiles
03.03.2011	Induction of visually impaired candidates in IAS	Unstarred	Prime Minister
03.03.2011	Loss of employment in handloom and textile sectors	Unstarred	Textiles
01.03.2011	Clearance to POSCO project in Orissa	Starred	Environment and Forests
24.02.2011	Employment of disabled persons in private sector	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
24.02.2011	Implementation of judgement of SC on sexual harassment	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
23.02.2011	Blacklisting Israel Military Industries Ltd.	Starred	Defence
23.02.2011	Review of MNIC project	Unstarred	Home Affairs
22.02.2011	Unused doses of BCG vaccine	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
22.02.2011	Expenditure on procuring vaccines for UIP	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
13.12.2010	CBI probe against former CJIs	Unstarred	Law and Justice
13.12.2010	Ranganath Mishra Commission's Report	Unstarred	Minority Affairs
13.12.2010	Underweight and stunted children	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
10.12.2010	Prevention of speculation-led food inflation	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
10.12.2010	Ban on future trading	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
09.12.2010	Support to Palestinian cause	Unstarred	External Affairs
08.12.2010	Deploying Tihar jail Warders at juvenile homes	Unstarred	Home Affairs
08.12.2010	Confidentiality of data collected for NPR	Unstarred	Home Affairs
08.12.2010	Non-payment of PF dues of site workers	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
07.12.2010	Investigation of IPL irregularities	Unstarred	Finance
07.12.2010	Term and conditions for joining FSSAI	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
06.12.2010	Closure of regions by GSI	Unstarred	Mines
03.12.2010	BSNL loss due to arrears following wage revision	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
03.12.2010	Prevention of wastage of foodgrains	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
02.12.2010	Issuing of UID numbers	Starred	Prime Minister
02.12.2010	Functioning of UIDAI	Unstarred	Prime Minister
01.12.2010	Welfare cess collected by Delhi Government	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
01.12.2010	Workers engaged for construction pertaining to CWG, 2010	Unstarred	Labour and Employment
30.11.2010	Scale IV posts in RRBs	Unstarred	Finance
29.11.2010	Shifting of GSI	Unstarred	Mines
25.11.2010	Financial viability of BSNL and MTNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
25.11.2010	Escalation in expenditure of CWG	Unstarred	Youth Affairs and Sports
24.11.2010	Action against black listed Israeli company	Unstarred	Defence
24.11.2010	Corruption in defence deals with Israel	Unstarred	Defence
23.11.2010	Recovery of tax arrears	Unstarred	Finance
22.11.2010	Cost of excavation of coal	Unstarred	Mines
19.11.2010	Trade in agricultural commodities	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
18.11.2010	Reservation to SC/ST in corporate sector	Starred	Prime Minister
18.11.2010	BSNL services to Delhi and Mumbai	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
18.11.2010	Reservation for disabled	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
16.11.2010	Top borrowers and defaulters of bank loans	Unstarred	Finance
15.11.2010	Supply of coal to Farakka and Kahalgaon units of NTPC	Unstarred	Coal
12.11.2010	Implementation of reservation for OBC students in JNU	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
27.08.2010	Manufacturing and sale of insecticides	Unstarred	Agriculture
27.08.2010	Training courses for special teachers in inclusive schools	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
26.08.2010	Indians detained in foreign jails	Starred	External Affairs
26.08.2010	Preservation of telecom records	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
26.08.2010	Present estimates of poverty	Unstarred	Prime Minister
20.08.2010	Inclusive education for disabled children under RTE Act	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
19.08.2010	Uniform policy for telecom equipments	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
19.08.2010	National Association for Older Persons	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
18.08.2010	Aid to victims of Gujarat violence	Unstarred	Home Affairs
17.08.2010	Opening of trading accounts by non- registered entities	Unstarred	Finance
16.08.2010	Retirement age of Anganwadi Workers and Helpers	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
13.08.2010	Registration of death claims of Bhopal gas leak victims	Unstarred	CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
12.08.2010	Child care leave	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
12.08.2010	Policy on open standard	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
10.08.2010	Market access of small investor	Unstarred	Finance
10.08.2010	Multipurpose workmen for RRBs	Unstarred	Finance
06.08.2010	High food inflation rate	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
05.08.2010	Induction of Director in BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
03.08.2010	Promotion of graduate messengers in banks	Starred	Finance
03.08.2010	Approval of clinical trials of foreign drug regulators	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
03.08.2010	Provision of grant to PATH	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
02.08.2010	Verdict on Bhopal Gas Tragedy	Unstarred	Law and Justice
02.08.2010	Bauxite mining in Andhra Pradesh	Unstarred	Mines
02.08.2010	Anomalies in identification of Scheduled Tribes	Unstarred	Tribal Affairs
02.08.2010	Working conditions in Anganwadi	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
30.07.2010	Death cases and compensation to Bhopal gas victims	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
30.07.2010	Dealth claims of Bhopal gas victims	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
30.07.2010	Prior price approval for medicines	Unstarred	Chemicals and Fertilizers
29.07.2010	Social security measures for casual and contract labourers	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
28.07.2010	Gender bias in army	Starred	Defence
28.07.2010	Steps to stop Khap diktat-killings	Unstarred	Home Affairs
27.07.2010	Emission of radiation by cell phone towers	Starred	Health and Family Welfare
27.07.2010	Deregulation of prices of petro- products	Unstarred	Petroleum and Natural Gas
26.07.2010	Implementation of Forest Rights Act	Unstarred	Tribal Affairs
26.07.2010	Improvement in quality of life of tribals	Unstarred	Tribal Affairs
04.05.2010	Recommendations regarding disabled persons	Unstarred	Finance
30.04.2010	Concession for disabled persons in trains	Starred	Railways
30.04.2010	Residential schools for persons with hearing disabilities	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
29.04.2010	Census data	Unstarred	Prime Minister
29.04.2010	National Association for older persons	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
27.04.2010	Violation of PNDT Act by IT companies	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
27.04.2010	Disabled beneficiaries of MNREGS	Unstarred	Rural Development
26.04.2010	Claims on forest land	Starred	Tribal Affairs
23.04.2010	Percentage of disabled employees in Railways	Unstarred	Railways
22.04.2010	Setting up of Ministry of Disability Affairs	Unstarred	Social Justice And Empowerment
22.04.2010	National Institute of Universal Design	Unstarred	Urban Development
21.04.2010	Uniform definition of disabled persons	Starred	Home Affairs
20.04.2010	Launching of Unit linked insurance policies	Unstarred	Finance
19.04.2010	Setting up of National Captioning Centre	Unstarred	Information And Broadcasting
16.04.2010	Integrated Education for Disabled Children	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
15.04.2010	District Disability Rehabilitation Centres	Starred	Social Justice And Empowerment
16.03.2010	Performance of Private Sector Insurance Companies	Starred	FINANCE
12.03.2010	Concession in Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains	Unstarred	RAILWAYS
09.03.2010	Regulatory body for private hospitals	Starred	HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
05.03.2010	Production and procurement of coarse grain	Unstarred	AGRICULTURE
04.03.2010	MoU between Sahitya Akademy and Samsung Corporation	Unstarred	PRIME MINISTER
02.03.2010	Side effects of vaccines	Unstarred	HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
18.12.2009	Insurance scheme for fishermen	Unstarred	Agriculture
17.12.2009	Maternity benefits to women employees of BSNL	Starred	Communications and Information Technology
15.12.2009	Death during clinical trial of drugs	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
14.12.2009	Conflict of interest for members of expert committee on Bt. Brinjal	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
08.12.2009	Shortage of anti-rabies vaccine	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
07.12.2009	Amendments to Sexual Assault Bill	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
03.12.2009	Bifurcation of BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
01.12.2009	Stipends for ASHA workers	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
27.11.2009	Concessions for disabled persons in Shatabdi and Rajdhani	Unstarred	Railways
26.11.2009	Wages of casual labourers in BSNL	Starred	Communications and Information Technology
24.11.2009	Gender specific allocation in PRIs	Starred	Panchayati Raj
23.11.2009	Draft content code	Unstarred	Information and Broadcasting
07.08.2009	Stock of wheat and rice	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
06.08.2009	Disinvestment in BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
06.08.2009	Implementation of Sixth Pay Commission recommendations in BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
04.08.2009	Education loans	Unstarred	Finance
04.08.2009	Rural Employment Schemes in the country	Unstarred	Rural Development
03.08.2009	Expanding scope of Eklavya Ashram Vidyalayas	Unstarred	Tribal Affairs
03.08.2009	Legislation for sexual harassment at work place	Unstarred	Women and Child Development
31.07.2009	Production and procurement of rice and wheat	Unstarred	Agriculture
30.07.2009	Wages in BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
30.07.2009	Development of tourist village	Unstarred	Tourism
30.07.2009	Cultivable land	Unstarred	Water Resources
28.07.2009	Shortage of pilots	Starred	Civil Aviation
24.07.2009	Basic health facilities for tribal areas	Starred	Health and Family Welfare
24.07.2009	Gender testing kits	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
23.07.2009	Market share of BSNL and MTNL	Starred	Communications and Information Technology
23.07.2009	Recognition as SC	Unstarred	Social Justice and Empowerment
22.07.2009	Cases under Domestic Violence Act	Unstarred	Home Affairs
21.07.2009	Debt relief for women farmers	Unstarred	Finance
21.07.2009	Low inflation rate and prices of essential goods	Unstarred	Finance
21.07.2009	NREGS in tribal areas	Unstarred	Rural Development
20.07.2009	Inclusion in ST list	Starred	Tribal Affairs
20.07.2009	Relocation of villagers from tiger reserves	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
20.07.2009	Lower Plain Ganga Project	Unstarred	Environment and Forests
17.07.2009	Demand and supply of PDS items	Unstarred	Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
17.07.2009	National scheme for maternity entitlements	Unstarred	Health and Family Welfare
16.07.2009	Profit/loss for BSNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
16.07.2009	Retired executives of BSNL and MTNL	Unstarred	Communications and Information Technology
15.07.2009	Collecting data on honour killings	Starred	Home Affairs
15.07.2009	NHRC recommendations on Nithari Killings	Unstarred	Home Affairs
14.07.2009	Mid-term appraisal of Tenth Plan	Unstarred	Finance
14.07.2009	Enrolment of disabled children in SSA	Unstarred	Human Resource Development
13.07.2009	Joint matrimonial property rights	Starred	Law and Justice
07.07.2009	Loans to Self Help Groups	Unstarred	Finance
03.07.2009	Violation of PNDT Act	Starred	Health and Family Welfare

Private Member Bills (3 Private Member Bills)

Date of introduction	Bill title	Current Status	Date - Passage / Withdrawal /Lapsing
27.08.2010	The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2010 (to amend articles 15 and 16)	Lapsed	Thursday, January 1,1970
27.08.2010	The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Amendment Bill, 2010	Lapsed	Thursday, January 1,1970
03.07.2009	The Hindu Minority and Guardianship (Amendment) Bill, 2008	Lapsed	Thursday, January 1,1970