Both the Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die today. With this, the Monsoon Session, which began on 18th of last month, came to an end. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha had 20 sittings each. Rajya Sabha passed 14 government bills of various Ministries and held an animated debate while considering and passing the Constitution 122nd (Amendment) Bill 2014 which paves the way for rolling out the Goods and Services Tax bill from 2017. Lok Sabha saw the disposal of important financial, legislative and other business. During the session, 14 bills were introduced. In all 13 bills were passed.<br/><br/>Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anant Kumar today described the just concluded monsoon session of Parliament as highly successful. Addressing the media in New Delhi, he said the Lok Sabha registered a productivity of almost 110 per cent and the Rajya Sabha over 99 per cent. <br/>Mr Anant Kumar said both the Houses cleared 13 legislations. But the landmark was the passage of the Goods and Services Tax, GST, Bill which was unanimously approved by the two Houses. He attributed this success to Prime Minister Narendra Modi whose initiative succeeded in evolving an all-party consensus.