Rajasthans Chief Secretary Takes Charge of Pending Legislative Questions

Kuldeep Singh Chundawat October 30, 2026, 7:59 am 2 min read

Jaipur, October 30: Rajasthan’s Chief Secretary, V. Srinivasan, is now personally overseeing the response to pending questions from legislators. Currently, there are 2,777 questions awaiting answers from various departments. The goal is to send responses to approximately 1,500 questions from 40 departments within the next 15 days. Department heads who fail to meet this deadline may have to explain the delays to Assembly Speaker Vasudev Devnani or the Assembly’s Question and Reference Committee.

Even if this target is met, it will only address about 54 percent of the pending questions, leaving 1,277 unresolved. This means that roughly 100 responses need to be sent daily to meet the 15-day deadline. There is also an emphasis on sending answers related to attention-drawing proposals and special mentions before the session begins.

Preparation Ahead of the Budget Session

The Chief Secretary has initiated this effort nearly 100 days before the proposed budget session of 2027, aiming to reduce the backlog of old questions before the new session commences. Last year, the state budget was presented on February 11, 2026.

30-Day Response Rule

According to Rule 307 of the Rajasthan Assembly‘s procedural and operational regulations, the Speaker has the authority to issue procedural directives. Under Presidential Directive No. 15, the government is required to send responses to approved questions within 30 days after the session is adjourned indefinitely, and a copy must be provided to the Assembly Secretariat. Even if questions do not appear on the House agenda, responses must still be sent. Speaker Devnani had instructed officials to adhere to this 30-day timeline, but many departments have not fully complied.

Earlier, in the last week of October, a meeting of the Committee of Secretaries, chaired by the Chief Secretary, reviewed pending questions and PLS cases related to the Assembly. Out of 2,010 letters reviewed, responses to 1,982 had been sent, indicating a compliance rate of approximately 98.61 percent. However, the basis for counting these 2,010 letters and the 2,777 pending questions may differ, making direct comparisons difficult.

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