Vote Recording System, classified docs among issues in monsoon session

It all began when the Parliament was building found inadequate to accommodate all members in view of COVID-19 physical distancing norms. As discussion to run Lok Sabha session in the Central Hall and main committee hall of Parliament, and Vigyan Bhawan plenary hall is still on, infrastructure issues like Automatic Vote Recording System, interpretation system, identification system and mic system need to be resolved when MPs are physically present in the House.

If the proceedings of the Lok Sabha are shifted from its chamber to any of these three places, these facilities will have to be installed before the session begins, said a source in Parliament. It is expected that the session will begin in August or September but there is little time to install this infrastructure as it is a Constitutional obligation that the gap between two houses should be not more than six months only, he said.

The Monsoon session of Parliament is normally held in the month of July. The Budget Session was curtailed abruptly in March this year due to COVID-19. (IANS)

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