New Delhi: The second a part of the Budget Session of Parliament will commence from Monday (March 8) with all COVID-19 precautionary measures in place.
News company ANI quoted Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla saying that the Rajya Sabha will perform from 9 am to 2 pm whereas Lok Sabha will perform between 4 pm to 10 pm. The second a part of the session will conclude April 8.
The Budget Session of Parliament, which commenced with the handle of President Ram Nath Kovind on January 29, concluded on February 29.
The Union price range was tabled within the Parliament by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1. Health schemes, decline in stent, drug costs led to saving of Rs 50,000 crore for poor and middle-income households.
The Lok Sabha clocked 99.5 p.c productiveness in the course of the first part of the two-part Budget session of Parliament, Lok Sabha Secretariat stated.
Birla knowledgeable that in the course of the first a part of the Budget Session 2021, Lok Sabha sat for 49 hours and 17 minutes in opposition to the stipulated time of fifty hours.
A complete of 49 ladies MPs participated within the dialogue on Motion of Thanks on President’s Address and Budget, stated the Lok Sabha Speaker, and appreciated their enthusiasm and participation in House proceedings.
A vaccination centre for MPs has additionally been arrange contained in the Parliament advanced. “For the welfare of Members of Parliament, a COVID-19 vaccination centre has been set up at the Parliament House Medical Centre from Tuesday, March 9,” a Lok Sabha bulletin stated, including that vaccination is voluntary.
In accordance with the prioritisation pointers by the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration for COVID-19 (NEGAVAC), Members of Parliament above 60 years of age are eligible to get vaccinated within the present part of the nationwide vaccination marketing campaign.
(With inputs from information companies)
