Question Hour dropped in Lok Sabha schedule of monsoon session. In view of the pandemic, private members’ business also given a miss.
The Lok Sabha Secretariat on Wednesday officially released the schedule for the monsoon Parliament session that starts on September 14, with Question Hour being dropped.
The session will have staggered timings to accommodate members of one House in both chambers and follow strict physical distancing norms. On the first day, the Lok Sabha will have proceedings from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. From September 15 to October 1, it will sit from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Similarly, on September 14, the Rajya Sabha will sit from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. From the second day, it will transact business between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
The two-hour break between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. would be used to disinfect both the chambers, said an official.
The session will have 18 sittings, which includes two working Saturdays and Sundays each, and will end on October 1.
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