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Parliament's monsoon session: A tentative agenda

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This time Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha will be held at different times in a day. It'll be held on Saturday-Sunday too. All MPs accepted this: PM Modi

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The Zero Hour will be there and the un-starred questions will be laid on the table.

A menu has been issued from the canteen of the Parliament. As per the menu, there will be different types of packed breakfast in the canteen for the MPs.

MPs will be given packed food in the canteen during the Monsoon session. This is among the several measures that are being taken in this session in the wake of the coronavirus.

A total of 47 items, including 45 bills and 2 financial items, have been identified for being taken up.

Per 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, will be working days).

This is the first time in the history of Indian Parliament that both chambers have been integrated for holding a session.

It's going to be a unique monsoon session.

The Speaker said that Lok Sabha Secretariat has made all the arrangements for members' safety and convenience to enable them to participate in the deliberations of the House without any apprehension.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday has sent a safety Covid-19 kit along with a letter to all the parliamentarians amid the pandemic.

This will be the first Parliament session being held amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore all safety measures have 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. (These include 45 Bills and two financial items).

The Monsoon session 2020 of Parliament is set to commence today. The fourth session of 17th Lok Sabha and 252nd session of Rajya Sabha is scheduled to be held today and subject to exigencies of government business, may conclude on October 1.