Parliament monsoon session to begin on 14 th September amid covid-19

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The monsoon session of Parliament, which will be the first since the coronavirus lockdown was declared in March, will run from September 14 to October 1, government sources said Tuesday, adding that proceedings of both Houses would take place without leave and on Saturdays and Sundays.

Source said each house would sit for four hours per day - with one session in the morning and another in the afternoon. This will provide for a total of 18 sittings across the monsoon session, sources added.

Parliament will function on weekends (and there will be no leave) to ensure that MPs do not return to their constituencies amid the pandemic and either get infected themselves or bring the virus back with them.
 
The Parliament of India (IAST: Bhāratīya Sansad) is the supreme legislative body of the Republic of India. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the President of India and the two houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President in his role as head of legislature has full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. The president can exercise these powers only upon the advice of the Prime Minister and his Union Council of Ministers.
 
There will be in total 18 consecutive sittings with no holiday or weekend break, according to officials.

Hectic preparations are underway for the session with several first-time measures because of the COVID-19 pandemic such as testing of all MPs, staggered sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha and use of both chambers and galleries to accommodate members while following physical distancing norms, officials said.
 
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