As the Madhya Pradesh Assembly prepares for its Monsoon Session beginning July 20, official records show a significant backlog of pending legislative and administrative work across state departments, raising concerns over governance preparedness. A total of 1,336 Vidhan Sabha-related matters remain unresolved across 54 departments, highlighting delays in responses, assurances, and compliance actions.

According to parliamentary records, the General Administration Department (GAD), headed by Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, tops the pendency list with 172 pending Assembly matters. It is followed by the Farmers Welfare and Agriculture Department with 154 pending cases, the Revenue Department with 122, the Public Health and Medical Education Department with 121, and the Home Department with 115 pending issues. Notably, both the GAD and Home Department are directly under the Chief Minister’s administrative oversight.

The scale of incomplete Assembly replies further adds to the concern, with 832 pending responses accounting for nearly three-fifths of all unresolved matters. The GAD again leads in this category with 148 incomplete answers, followed by Agriculture with 126, Home with 83, Revenue with 79, and Public Health and Medical Education with 60. Officials indicate that delays in response preparation and inter-departmental coordination are key contributing factors.

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Beyond unanswered questions, ministerial assurances made on the Assembly floor also remain partially unfulfilled. The Public Health and Medical Education Department, headed by Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, records the highest number of pending assurances at 46. The Home Department follows with 32, while the Panchayat and Rural Development Department, led by senior minister Prahlad Patel, has 21 pending commitments.

The pendency also extends to Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommendations, with the Public Works Department recording 18 unresolved recommendations, followed by the Revenue Department with 16 and the Forest Department with 14. These pending compliance issues reflect broader administrative delays in implementing legislative oversight directions.

With mounting legislative workload ahead of the session, the Parliamentary Affairs Department, headed by Cabinet Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya, has directed all departments to prioritise clearance of pending matters. Senior officials, including Principal Secretaries and departmental heads, have been instructed to expedite responses and reduce backlog before the Assembly reconvenes, underscoring the urgency of administrative accountability ahead of the upcoming session.

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