In 2008, the Lok Sabha worked for just 46 days, the lowest ever. The number of sittings have also witnessed a steady drop from 1950s when it had crossed 140. The average number of Lok Sabha sittings has been 97 per year.

'There has been a feeling that parliamentarians are not serious about their job, but I have seen them sitting till late in the night in the house. During the budget session, the parliament worked seven hours more from the stipulated 164 hours.

'Around 23.34 hours were wasted but we worked extra 30 hours to compensate for it. I hope the next session we should be improving,' she said.

Asked about bills being passed in the parliament without discussion, Meira Kumar said: 'Ideally all bills should be passed after discussion but at times, due to time constraints, members don't get a chance to discuss them and they have to be passed in a hurry.'