The upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament will commence from July 19, 2021 (Monday). Subject to exigencies of government business, the session is likely to conclude on Friday, August 13, 2021.
The government may hike the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the pension sector to 74 percent and a Bill in this regard is expected to come in the next Parliament session, according to sources.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla informed that 167% productivity was achieved during the monsoon session despite COVID-19 situation.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh broke his one-day fast on September 23. He was observing the fast against the unruly behaviour with him in the Upper House by Opposition MPs.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain over the suspension of 8 MPs from Rajya Sabha due to their 'unruly' behaviour on September 20 said that the suspended MPs were not just protesting for the suspension to be revoked but also for the farm bill
Congress MP Nasir Hussain alleged BJP of creating ruckus in the House in the planned way through Deputy Speaker because the govt did not had numbers to pass the Bills.
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Lok Sabha on Saturday passed a taxation bill that seeks to provide various reliefs in terms of compliance requirements for taxpayers amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Parliament's ongoing monsoon session could be curtailed as early as September 24 in view of rising coronavirus cases. All political parties in a Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of Parliament on Saturday agreed to curtail the ongoing Monsoon Session as early as September 24.
The Lok Sabha on Friday passed the Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2020 and the Appropriation (No 4) Bill, 2020 by a voice vote in late evening proceedings during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament.
The Member of Parliaments (MPs) paid tribute to Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Gasti on September 18.
Responding to criticism thrown at Maharashtra government over the handling of COVID-19 in the western state, Sanjay Raut, Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) from Shiv Sena.
While addressing in the Rajya Sabha during 2nd day of monsoon session, Congress' Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament, KC Venugopal spoke on Aircraft (Amendment) Bill 2020.
Politicos arrived at Parliament to attend the Monsoon Session which began on September 14. Speaking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's message to MPs to stand by the Indian Army, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, "Government is accountable to Parliament.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the upcoming monsoon session will not have question hour and private member's business in both the houses of the parliament once the monsoon session commences from September 14. However, the issue has become a new flashpoint between the government and the opposition parties.
The monsoon session of the Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha — will start from September 14, 2020 and will continue till October 1, Lok Sabha Secretariat announced in a notification. Altogether, during monsoon session 2020, there will a total of 18 sittings.
The upcoming monsoon session of Parliament is likely to see several new features in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. the secretariat has been directed to put in place large display screens, consoles, special cables between the two House chambers and ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to prevent infections, besides separating the galleries with polycarbonate sheets.
Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla are mulling ways to run the Parliament's monsoon session that normally begins in the last week of July and goes up to August end.
The Monsoon Session of Parliament, which normally begins in the last week of June or in the first week of July, may still be held on time, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Sunday, amid concerns that the coronavirus pandemic may delay its start.
The merger led by former Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar now takes the Pramod Sawant-led government legislative strength to 27 MLAs. Though, two independent MLAs and one from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party are also a part of the treasury benches.
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