Speaker Om Birla chairs meet ahead of Monsoon session of Parliament; sets COVID protocols

Ahead of Monsoon session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday emphasised on guidelines pertaining to social distancing. monsoon session of Parliament will commence on September 14 and conclude on October 1. Speaker also said that smooth conduct of session is of foremost priority and all necessary arrangements are being made.

government was looking to change timings of both Houses to prevent any overcrowding in Parliament premises at any point in time. re are also proposals to install an ultraviolet irradiation system in air-conditioning unit to kill germs and viruses. Birla chaired a meeting with Secretaries-General of both Houses and officers of NDMC and CPWD to review preparations for session.

"Protocols are being prepared for MPs and ir staff. Guidelines are being framed for parliament employees. All rms regarding social distancing will be followed during session. Top priority is that monsoon session takes place in a smooth manner. re will be elaborate security arrangements. To speed up preparations, CPWD and NDMC were given elaborate instructions regarding sanitisation, cleanliness and or arrangements," he said.

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Hard Copies Of Ordinances Will Be Distributed

Hard copies of ordinances will t be circulated among MPs in upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament to check spread of COVID-19 and y will be given digitised version of documents, Lok Sabha Secretariat said on Monday. A number of ordinances promulgated by government are expected to be taken up by Parliament in upcoming session.

"Members are informed that in view of prevailing situation of COVID-19 pandemic and in order to check spread of infection which may occur due to handling of physical papers, it has been decided to discontinue circulation of hard copies of ordinances with effect from ensuing 4th Session of 17th Lok Sabha," secretariat said in a tification.

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