New Delhi:Rajya Sabha proceedings registered an average daily attendance of 78 per cent members in the last seven sessions, a study conducted by the Rajya Sabha Secretariat showed.
The analysis of attendance of Rajya Sabha MPs reveals that around 30 per cent members had full presence in a session and only less than two per cent had zero attendance, sources said.
The first-ever quantitative analysis of the extent of participation of Members of Parliament in the house proceedings was undertaken after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu sought to know the pattern of attendance.
The Rajya Sabha Secretariat analysed attendance data over the last seven sessions -- from 248th to 254th session -- having a total of 138 sittings.
With the ministers, Deputy Chairman, Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition not required to sign the attendance register, about 225 Members marked their attendance daily as required under the Members of Parliament (Salary and Allowances) Act, according to the study.
The highest daily attendance of 82.57 per cent was reported during the 254th Session (last monsoon session), while a low of 72.88 per cent was recorded during the preceding one, the study shows.
During this period, 29.14 per cent reported full attendance while only 1.90 per cent never attended the proceedings for various reasons and were granted leave of absence by the House, Rajya Sabha sources said.