New Delhi, Monsoon session of the Lok Sabha will commence on September 14 and conclude on October 1.
”The Fourth Session of Seventeenth Lok Sabha will commence on Monday, the 14th September, 2020. Subject to exigencies of Government Business, the Session is likely to conclude on Thursday, the 1st October, 2020,” according to a statement issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat late Tuesday. The Lok Sabha will sit from 0900 hrs to 1300 hrs on the first day of the session , which is September 14. On subsequent days, that is from September 15 to October 1, the House will sit from 1500 hrs to 1900 hrs. For the first time, the two Houses will meet at different times and for just four hours. The Members of Parliament have to comply with social distancing norms and will be spread out throughout the House, chambers and even lobbies. They will be tested for Covid-19. This brief session from September 14 to October 1, will see many firsts, including staggered seating, different timings for both the Houses, no breaks during the session and social distancing. Prior to this, the Budget Session was curtailed on March 23 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.