Legislative Activities of State Legislatures

In May 2025, as per the Annual Review of State Laws 2024 by PRS Legislative Research, Indian state legislative assemblies met for an average of just 20 days in 2024, continuing a trend of low legislative activity.

Key Points

Declining Sitting Days: Assemblies met for only 20 days on average in 2024, down from 28 in 2017 and just 16 during the pandemic-hit 2020.
Top & Bottom Performers: Odisha held the most sessions (42 days), followed by Kerala (38). Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh met for only 16 days.
Vacant Deputy Speaker Posts: 8 Assemblies currently lack a Deputy Speaker; Jharkhand hasn’t appointed one in over 20 years.
Fast-Tracked Legislation: Over 250 of 500+ bills (51%) were passed within a day of introduction; 8 states passed all bills this way.
Most Bills Passed: Karnataka passed the highest number of Bills (49), followed by Tamil Nadu (45); Delhi passed only one.