No all-party meeting ahead of Monsoon Session of Parliament amid COVID-19 pandemic

In  wake of coronavirus situation in country,  Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralh Joshi will t hold all-party meeting before Monsoon Session of Parliament. Monsoon Session of Parliament is scheduled to commence on Monday, September 14, and is slated to conclude on October 1.

An all-party meeting is conferred before commencement of parliamentary sessions to discuss nda and set targets.
However, a meeting of Business visory Committee of Rajya Sabha is scheduled to be held on Sunday in Parliament. Furrmore, re will be question hour and private members' business during monsoon session keeping in mind pandemic situation.

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COVID-19 test mandatory for parliamentarians

As per mandatory protocol, each member, employee and officials will undergo an RT-PCR COVID-19 test ahe of session. Furrmore, attendance of parliamentarians will be recorded through a mobile app designed by National Informatics Centre (NIC) to curtail risk of Coronavirus spre. On first day of Session on September 14, Lower House will meet from 9 am to 1 pm, and sitting in Upper House will begin at 3 pm to 7 pm. And on following days, proceedings in Rajya Sabha will be held from 9 am till 1 pm while time for Lok Sabha sittings has been fixed from 3 pm to 7 pm.

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Govt lists new bills for Monsoon Session

Meanwhile, government has listed 23 new bills, including 11 which seek to replace ordinances, for introduction in Parliament's Monsoon session beginning Monday. One of ordinances government plans to pass as a bill during 18-day-long session relates to providing preventive measures against violence on healthcare personnel.

ordinance makes acts of violence and harassment against healthcare personnel deployed in combating COVID-19 a n-bailable offence with a maximum punishment of seven years imprisonment and Rs 5 lakh fine. It also protects healthcare fraternity, including doctors, nurses and ASHA workers. Ar ordinance to be replaced by a bill relates to a reduction in salary of MPs by 30 percent for a period of one year beginning April 1, 2020. amount will be utilised in fight against coronavirus.

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(With inputs from ANI)