The Monsoon session of Parliament will commence from July 19. The Upper House said that the session in total will have about 19 sittings and is likely to end on August 13.

The session comes amid the declining number of new COVID-19 cases in the country. Recently the vaccination drive has also been gain pace across India. The reports suggest that over 440 members from Lok Sabha and 210 from Rajya Sabha have been vaccinated with at least one dose. A Lok Sabha communication said on Friday, “The Sixth Session of the 17th Lok Sabha will commence on Monday, the 19th July, 2021. Subject to exigencies of government business, the Session is likely to conclude on Friday, the 13th August, 2021.” While the Rajya Sabha said, “The President has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on Monday, 19 July 2021, at New Delhi. Subject to exigencies of business, the Session is scheduled to conclude on Friday, 13 August 2021.”

Earlier in 2020, the monsoon session began in September and the winter session was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Budget Session this year was concluded by March 25. While the first part of the session was commenced on January 29 and concluded on February 29. The second part started on March 8 and was scheduled to end on April 8. Notably, the Parliament holds three sessions every year, Budget session which is from January/February to May, Monsoon session which is from July to August/September and Winter session which is from November to December.

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