 bill  no  xxix of  2008 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2008 a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-ninth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2008(2) it shall  come into force with immediate effectshort title and commencement5amendment of article 852  in article 85 of the constitution, in clause (1), the following proviso shall be inserted,namely:provided that each house of parliament shall sit at least for one hundred and twenty days in a yearamendment of article 174103  in article 174 of the constitution, in clause (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:provided that the house or each house of the legislature of the state shall sit at least for sixty days in a year statement of objects and reasonsover the years, there is a continuous decline in the number of sittings of the rajya sabha as well as of the lok sabha during the first three decades, after adoption of the parliamentary form of governance in the country, the two houses used to sit for more than one hundred ten days in each calendar year the number of sittings of lok sabha and rajya sabha in a year has started decreasing from one hundred ten days to eighty days in the last few years this, of course, is not a healthy trend of the parliamentary democracy, as its adverse effects are reflected in the quantum of legislations passed by parliament and discussion on various national and international issues similar or the worst is the case of assemblies in various states these assemblies are hardly sitting on an average thirty days in a year certainly, there is a need for increasing the number of sittings of legislative bodies by prescribing the minimum number of days of sittings for both the houses of parliament and assemblies in the states in a calendar year, so that issue concerning the public at large could be discussed and more laws could be passed to make the parliamentary democracy vibrant it is, therefore, desirable that both the houses of parliament should sit at least for one hundred and twenty days in a year and the assemblies of the states should sit at least for sixty days in a yearthe  bill seeks to achieve the above objectivesmahendra mohan annexure extracts from the constitution of india     85 sessions of parliament,  prorogation and dissolution—(1) the president shall from time to time summon each house of parliament to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session(2) the president may from time to time—(a) prorogue the houses or either house; (b) dissolve the house of the people     174  sessions of the state legislature, prorogation and dissolution— (1) the governor shall from time to time summon the house or each house of the legislature of the state to meet at such time and place as he thinks fit, but six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session(2) the governor may from time to time—(a) prorogue the house or either house; (b) dissolve the legislative assembly      rajya   sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri mahendra mohan, mp)gmgipmrnd—4751rs(s-5)—29122008