Rajya Sabha
Shri Derek O' Brien
All India Trinamool Congress · West Bengal · 65
Member of Parliament
Does not run a ministry. The job is to sit, ask, and recommend works.
Committees · terms
2023-2029 · 3 term(s)
- Business Advisory Committee
- Committee on Ethics
- Committee on Home Affairs
- Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
- General Purposes Committee
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
At a glance
Facts from listed records only. Not a score.
In the House
172/222
77% of sittings this term
Questions
280
Last: Decontamination of hazardous sites
MPLADS spent
₹7.08 cr
41% of entitled across listed years
Works
35
0 completed · 0 ongoing
Money
Each MP may recommend durable public works up to ₹5 crore a year. The MP recommends; the district administration sanctions and executes. This is not salary. Rajya Sabha works are in chosen district(s) of the state. Entitled is eSAKSHI's allocated limit for this tenure, not a guessed ₹5 crore. Released stays not listed unless eSAKSHI publishes it. Unspent is allocated minus expenditure.
- Entitled₹17.15 cr
- Releasednot listed
- Sanctioned₹7.43 cr
- Spent₹7.08 cr
Unspent among listed years: ₹10.07 cr. Bars use only years that appear in the record — we do not fill missing years with ₹0.
| Year | Entitled | Released | Sanctioned | Spent | Unspent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sitting MP | ₹17,15,00,000 | not listed | ₹7,42,50,000 | ₹7,07,87,264 | ₹10,07,12,736 |
Source: MPLADS eSAKSHI · as of 27 Aug 2026
Works
Recommended public works, grouped by district. The district executes. The map pins the listed district, not the work site. Rajya Sabha works are listed in chosen district(s) of the state. Districts listed: Kolkata, Purba Bardhaman, Paschim Medinipur.
In the House
Rajya Sabha current term (2023-2029)
This House, latest session
Monsoon Session · Rajya Sabha session 271
20 Jul 2026 – 13 Aug 2026
- Sittings held
- 19
- Questions listed
- 3,325
- Median attendance
- 97%
How this sitting of the House went, so the counts below are not read in a vacuum. Not a productivity score. Hours lost to adjournment are not published here.
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
77%
172 of 222 sittings
- Debates
- not listed
- Private member bills
- 0
- Special mentions
- not listed
Listed titles, not a score. Count is what Digital Sansad published.
Debates
No debates listed for this term.
Special mentions
No special mentions listed for this term.
Private member bills
No private member bills listed for this term.
Signed sittings by session
Solid is sittings signed. Pale is sittings held. A missing session is not drawn as 0. Attendance is not a rank.
This term they asked about
From 8 listed questions this term, not a score.
Search this member's listed questions
13 Aug 2026 · unstarred · ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Decontamination of hazardous sites13 Aug 2026 · unstarred · LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Unemployment rate12 Aug 2026 · unstarred · Education
Seamless transition of educational hierarchy11 Aug 2026 · unstarred · FINANCE
Non-performing loan ratio11 Aug 2026 · starred · HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Funds allocated to NTCP11 Aug 2026 · unstarred · HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Female foeticide10 Aug 2026 · unstarred · MINORITY AFFAIRS
Welfare of hill-based minority communities10 Aug 2026 · unstarred · CIVIL AVIATION
Connectivity under UDAN Scheme
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 27 Aug 2026
Not in this catalog yet
- Not listed on the ECI affidavit portal as of 27 Aug 2026 for the election that seated this term.
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Subject
A local matter — West Bengal
Draft
Dear Shri Derek O' Brien, I am writing to you as a Member of the Rajya Sabha from West Bengal. Rajya Sabha is a state list, not a single constituency. I would like to raise the following matter: [Describe the issue, the locality it affects, and what you are asking them to do.] Yours sincerely, [Your name] [Your PIN or locality]
- Phone
- Delhi address
- 183, South Avenue,New Delhi
- Permanent address
- 158, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata 700045
Source: Digital Sansad · as of 23 Aug 2026
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