Archive · 17 Jan 2026
19 Bills Pending in Rajya Sabha
There are 19 bills waiting to be passed in the Rajya Sabha, which is like the upper house of India's parliament.
The oldest bill is from 1992, and the newest one is from 2020.
The Rajya Sabha is special because it never closes, and one-third of its members retire every two years.
Unlike the Lok Sabha, bills in the Rajya Sabha do not disappear even if the house is not dissolved.
Some of these bills are about population control, rent laws, seed quality, and helping workers who move between states.
There are also bills about making sure marriages of Indians living abroad are registered and giving more power to tribal areas in the northeast.
19 government bills are currently pending in the Rajya Sabha, with the oldest dating back to 1992.
The oldest bill, The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Bill, 1992, aims to promote population control and the small family norm.
The latest pending bill is The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020.
The Rajya Sabha is a permanent house, and bills pending in it never lapse.
Other pending bills include The Delhi Rent (Amendment) Bill, 1997, The Seeds Bill, 2004, and The Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Amendment) Bill, 2019.
- Who
- Rajya Sabha
- What
- 19 government bills pending
- When
- Oldest bill from 1992, latest from 2020
- Where
- Rajya Sabha, New Delhi
- Why
- Bills in Rajya Sabha do not lapse as it is a permanent house
- Number of Pending Bills
- 19
- Oldest Bill
- The Constitution (Seventy-ninth Amendment) Bill, 1992
- Latest Bill
- The Pesticide Management Bill, 2020
- Rajya Sabha Nature
- Permanent House, never dissolved
- Bill Lapse Condition
- Bills in Rajya Sabha never lapse
- Oldest Bill Purpose
- Promote population control and small family norm
- Delhi Rent Bill Year
- 1997
- Seeds Bill Year
- 2004
