The monsoon session of Parliament, which started from July 21, will run till August 21.
The monsoon session of Parliament has started. It started on Monday with PM Modi’s address. PM Modi has described the monsoon session as a victory festival. Discussing Operation Sindoor, the PM said, the Indian Army achieved 100 percent of its goal and destroyed the strongholds of the terrorists within 22 minutes.
The monsoon session of Parliament will start from July 21 and will run till 21 August. There will be 21 meetings in this session lasting 32 days. In this session, seven pending bills have been listed to pass. Know, how many types of sessions are held in Parliament, how long the session will run, who decides.
How many types of sessions are there?
There are usually three types of sessions in the Indian Parliament. The first is the budget session. Second, monsoon session and third winter session. The budget session runs from February to May. The monsoon session starts from July to September. At the same time, the winter session runs from November to December.
The number of sessions in the Indian Constitution has not been decided. However, how much gap should be between two sessions, it has been mentioned. Article 85 says that there should not be a difference of more than 6 months between the previous and the next session.
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Who decides the date of the sessions of Parliament?
The process of fixing the date of the session in the Indian Parliament is related to the Executive and the Constitution. According to the official website of the Rajya Sabha, the session is decided on the advice of the central government. The Prime Minister and the Cabinet Committee set the dates of the session. This committee takes the need for the sessions of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on time. After fixing this, the recommendation is sent to the President. The President issues or performs a notification to call the session based on that advice.
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Members of Parliament from time to time ask for time to discuss government work and discussions related to public interest. Apart from this, members of Parliament are also necessary for introducing bills. In view of all such factors, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs sends the date of commencement of the session of Parliament and the recommendation of its possible period to the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Work.
After this, the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs informs the Rajya Sabha Secretariat that the government has decided that the session of the Rajya Sabha can be started from this date and this date can be abolished. It is also told that its information has been given to the President and permission has been received. After this information, a note is sent to the President of the President for final signature.
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