Which of the following statements is/are correct with reference to the Rajya Sabha?

Answer & Explanation

Option: Both A & B

Explanation:

With the government refusing to call the winter session of Parliament, the Rajya Sabha sat for just 33 days in 2020, its lowest-ever tally of sittings in a year. There are only three other occasions when the Upper House sittings were below 50 days in a year. There are only three other occasions when the Rajya Sabha met for fewer than 50 sittings in a year — 48 in 1999 and 46 each in 2004 and 2008. During the year 2020, the annual productivity has been 82.7%, the highest annual productivity during the last 11 years.