Parliament cost to taxpayers: Govt refuses to reveal details in RTI reply. Here's what it said | Mint Special
The RTI reply came days after Parliament, especially the Lok Sabha, witnessed sloganeering, uproar and repeated disruption during the Monsoon Session 2026, losing “79 hours 34 minutes” of the lower house to interruptions/forced adjournment.
The Centre has declined to disclose the cost of running a Parliament session or the money lost when sessions are disrupted, in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request filed by Mint on August 13. The Rajya Sabha Secretariat stated that the requested information falls under Section 2(f) of the RTI Act, 2005, which defines "information" as any material in any form, including records, documents, and digital data. The Lok Sabha Secretariat is yet to respond.
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