India's lawmakers will reconvene for the monsoon session of the Parliament from July 19. The monsoon session of Parliament will have a total of 19 sittings with both the houses. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha will meet daily from 11 am to 6 pm with a one hour lunch break, a statement from the office of Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said. Negative RT-PCR tests will be mandatory for members who are not vaccinated against Covid-19 yet.
As per a bulletin posted on the Lok Sabha website, a total of 23 bills are slated to be tabled in the lower house during the session. Of these, six bills have already been introduced while 17 will be new. The much anticipated legislation on digital currencies hasn't found a mention. Watch the video to know about the key bills that will be tabled in the Monsoon session of the Parliament.