Sessions Of Indian Parliament: Monsoon, Winter, Budget Session

If you are a banking aspirant then it is very important for you to have in-depth knowledge of certain important topics as you will come across to exams where questions are asked from the static part of the General Awareness section. Static Awareness is also important from Interview point of view as well because a banking aspirant is expected to know the basics atleast. One of the most important concept of static General awareness is to understand the different segments of parliament as questions do come in exam from this topic. In this article, we will be talking about the different sessions of Indian Parliament: Monsoon, Winter, Budget Session

What is a Session?

Session is defined as the period during which the two Houses of the Parliament of India i.e. Rajya Sabha & Lok Sabha,  meets to conduct its business is called a session. President holds the power to summon each House at such intervals that there should not be more than a six-month gap between the two sessions. This means that the Parliament must meet at least twice a year. There are total three sessions which are conducted each year: Budget session: February to May; Monsoon session: July to September; Winter session: November to December.

Budget Session

Budget session also referred to as the Annual Financial Statement in the Article 112 of the Constitution of India, is the annual budget of the India. Every year Government Of India present the Budget on first day of the Febuary so that, it can be materialise before the begining of the new financial Year. The time period of Budget session is usually February to May. It is usually the longest session and starts with the address of the President. In this session, the budget of the nation is presented and this session is usually the highlight of the year which remains the talk of the town till the next budget come. There are lot of ceremonies which are performed before the announcement of the budget and one such ceremony is Halwa Ceremony.

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Monsoon session

Another session is the monsoon session and the time period which comes under this session is July to September. In this session the matters of public intrests are discussed by their respective representatives in the parliament where they put forward their points and discussion over it takes place.

Winter Session

This session takes place in mid-November to mid-December every year. This is the shortest session among the three.

About Parliament

The Parliament of India  is the supreme legislative body of India. It composed of president and the two houses: Rajya Sabha (Council Of States) and the Lok Sabha (House of the People). The President is considered as the head of legislature and acquires full powers to summon and prorogue either house of Parliament or to dissolve Lok Sabha. Sessions takes place after the address of the President of the Nation. All the three sessions stated above serve different purpose and they are conducted for the economic and developmental growth of the nation.

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