SESSIONS OF PARLIAMENT

  • December 3, 2020
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Subject : Polity

Context : Farmers in delhi protest is demanding for a special session of parliament.

Concept :

  • Under Article 85, the Houses of Parliament shall be summoned in such a manner that six months shall not lapse between two sessions of Parliament. By convention, the Parliament meets in three regular sessions in a calendar year apart from the special sessions.
  • The regular and special sessions of Parliament are convened by the President on the advice of Council of Ministers. However, if the President thinks that the time period of six months may expire and Union Council of Ministers has not asked him to call the session of Parliament, then the President may convene the session of Parliament at his own discretion.
  • As per convention, there are three regular sessions of Parliament:

Regular sessions of parliament

  • Budget session: It starts with an address by the President to a joint sitting of both the houses of Parliament. It is in this session that the budget is presented and passed. It is the longest and most important of the three sessions. It generally begins in the month of February and lasts till third week of May. From year 2017, the budget session has been preponed, as the government has decided to introduce budget on 1st February every year.
  • Monsoon Session: It is held in the month of July-September. It is the second longest session of the Parliament.
  • Winter Session: It is held in the month of November-December and it is the shortest of the three sessions.

Special Session of Parliament

  • It is held in order to transact a particular business as mentioned in the notice of invitation sent to the members of parliament and in this session no other business is taken up for consideration. It may be held within or outside the regular session of Parliament.
  • Apart from the special session of Parliament, there is a special session of Lok Sabha under Article 352(8) inserted by 44th Amendment Act. Special session of Lok Sabha can take place if not less than one-tenth members of Lok Sabha give in writing to the President (if Lok Sabha is not in session) or to the speaker (if Lok Sabha is in session), about an intention to move a resolution for disapproval of continuance of national emergency.
  • If majority of the members present and voting disapprove the national emergency, then national emergency comes to an end.
Polity Sessions of Parliament