The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will meet for 5 hours at different times of the day to ensure compliance with Covid distancing norms during the budget meeting which starts on January 31.
The Lok Sabha will meet on February 1 at 11 am to present the Union budget and will meet from February 2 to February 11 from 4 to 9 pm, when the first part of the meeting will be concluded.
The Lok Sabha announcement said that in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha chambers and their galleries will be used for MPs to meet during the session of the Lower House of Parliament. While the exact time of the Rajya Sabha has not been officially notified, it is likely to hold a meeting from 9am to 2pm
On January 31, the president will address both houses of parliament. The second part of the session will be held from March 14 to April 8. But the timing of the second part of the meeting is unclear.
The Monsoon 2020 meeting is the first plenary meeting under the Covid protocol, with the Rajya Sabha meeting in the first half and the Lok Sabha in the second half. The same process was followed for the first part of the 2021 budget meeting.
For the second part of last year’s budget meeting, as well as the monsoon and winter sessions, the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha returned to normal hours, but members sat in the chambers and galleries of their respective houses to ensure physical distancing.
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