On Day 2 of the 2020 Monsoon Session of the Parliament today (i.e. Tuesday, September 15), the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have prepared a list of bills that are up for consideration and passing in both the Houses. They were listed by the central government in the order of business.
On Day 2 of the 2020 Monsoon Session of the Parliament today (i.e. Tuesday, September 15), the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha have prepared a list of bills that are up for consideration and passing in both the Houses. They were listed by the central government in the order of business.
Today in Parliament, a list of Bills up for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha:
- The Salary, Allowances, and Pension of Members of Parliament(Amendment) Bill, 2020
- The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- The Banking Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Today in Parliament, a list of Bills up for consideration and passing in the Rajya Sabha:
- The Aircraft (Amendment) Bill, 2020
- The Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020
- The Homoeopathy Central Council (Amendment) Bill,2020
Yesterday (i.e. Monday, September 14), right on Day 1 of the Parliament's Monsoon Session, 25 Lok Sabha Members of Parliament (MPs) had tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) amid the pandemic outbreak that is spreading across India like wildfire. Among the affected are legislators like Anant Hegde, Parvesh Verma, and Meenakshi Lekhi.
The monsoon session 2020 of the Parliament, which commenced yesterday, was the first Parliament session held amid the COVID-19 pandemic. All safety measures had been initiated to conduct the session as per health guidelines amid COVID-19.
In a first of its kind initiative, the members of Parliament also marked their attendance through an app on Monday, according to the Lok Sabha Secretariat.
The Lok Sabha members were tested at the Parliament House on September 13 and 14-- a during a mandatory test for those attending this year`s Monsoon Session which will end on October 1.
Ahead of the commencement of the monsoon session of Parliament, sanitisation work was underway at Parliament premises.
Workers at the premises were seen disinfecting the area by spraying sanitisers outside the building, as a precautionary measure in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. All safety measures had been taken to conduct the session as per guidelines issued for COVID-19.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs, the session will provide a total of 18 sittings spread over a period of 18 days (all the days including Saturdays and Sundays of the ensuing session will be working days) and a total of 47 items have been identified for being taken up during the Monsoon Session 2020 (including 45 Bills and two financial items).
All safety measures have been taken to conduct the session as per guidelines issued for COVID-19.
There will be a four-hour session for each House each day (9 am to 1 pm for Rajya Sabha and 3 pm to 7 pm for Lok Sabha.
The session will see other measures like seating MPs in a staggered way in chambers of both Houses, as well as galleries to maintain physical distancing norms, the introduction of a mobile app for registering of MPs` attendance, and seats separated with poly-carbon sheets in the House.
The Zero Hour will be there and the un-starred questions will be laid on the table.
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