The monsoon session of Parliament is expected to be held as per schedule in July as the government hoped to complete vaccination of MPs and officials by then.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that the government was “fully-prepared” to run Parliament. The remarks assume significance as the second wave of Covid-19 is on the wane.
“We are hopeful that the monsoon session of parliament will begin as per its normal schedule in July,” Joshi told the media here.
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 last year, the Parliament has had truncated sessions amid strict guidelines for physical distancing and testing.
Last year, the Budget Session of Parliament had to be cut short as Covid-19 slowly spread across the country. The monsoon session, last year, was postponed to September and had to be cut short as Covid-19 cases increased.
The surge in Covid-19 cases in the national capital in November forced the government to skip the Winter Session of Parliament.
The Budget Session of Parliament began as per schedule on January 29 this year, but had to be cut short once again as the second wave of Covid-19 spread through parts of the country.
Joshi said he expected the Parliamentarians and the staff in the secretariat and other officials to be vaccinated by July.
However, discussions with political parties on holding the Parliament session were yet to commence.
Since the vaccination drive against Covid-19 began in January, several Parliamentarians and staff members of the secretariat have received the first dose of the vaccine.
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(Published 08 June 2021, 12:35 IST)
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