LOK SABHA
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PROVISIONAL CALENDAR OF SITTINGS AND ALLOTMENT OF DAYS FOR ANSWERING QUESTIONS
SIXTH SESSION—SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA (July, 2021 - August, 2021)
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI
July, 2021
MINISTRIES/DEPARTMENTS INCLUDED IN GROUPS A, B, C, D AND E FOR QUESTIONS
A -- Corporate Affairs; Culture; Education; Finance; Labour and Employment; Petroleum and Natural Gas; Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Steel; Tourism; Tribal Affairs.
B -- Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals and Fertilizers; Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution; Cooperation; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industries; Home Affairs; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Social Justice and Empowerment.
C -- Prime Minister; Atomic Energy; Coal; Commerce and Industry; Communications; Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Electronics and Information Technology; External Affairs; Law and Justice; Mines; Parliamentary Affairs; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Space; Statistics and Programme Implementation.
D -- Civil Aviation; Housing and Urban Affairs; Jal Shakti; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Minority Affairs; New and Renewable Energy; Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Power; Road Transport and Highways; Youth Affairs and Sports.
E -- Ayush; Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Health and Family Welfare; Information and Broadcasting; Science and Technology; Textiles; Women and Child Development.
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PROVISIONAL CALENDAR OF SITTINGS
*Group of
Ministries for Questions
JULY, 2021
Monday, the 19th ….. Government Business A
Tuesday, the 20th ….. Government Business B
Wednesday, the 21st ….. Holiday - Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) --
Thursday, the 22nd ….. Government Business D
Friday, the 23rd ….. Government Business E and Private Members' Bills
Monday, the 26th ….. Government Business A
Tuesday, the 27th ….. Government Business B
Wednesday, the 28th ….. Government Business C
Thursday, the 29th ….. Government Business D
Friday, the 30th ….. Government Business and E Private Members’ Resolutions
______* For Ministries included in Groups A, B, C, D and E see page (i).
AUGUST, 2021
Monday, the 2nd ….. Government Business A
Tuesday, the 3rd ….. Government Business B
Wednesday, the 4th ….. Government Business C
Thursday, the 5th ….. Government Business D
Friday, the 6th ….. Government Business E and Private Members' Bills
Monday, the 9th ….. Government Business A
Tuesday, the 10th ….. Government Business B
Wednesday, the 11th ….. Government Business C
Thursday, the 12th ….. Government Business D
Friday, the 13th ….. Government Business and E Private Members’ Resolutions
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* For Ministries included in Groups A, B, C, D and E see page (i). LOK SABHA
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CHART SHOWING GROUPING OF MINISTRIES, DATES OF SITTINGS, DATES OF BALLOTS AND LAST DATES OF RECEIPT OF NOTICES OF QUESTIONS
SIXTH SESSION - SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA (JULY - AUGUST, 2021)
LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI
July, 2021 Chart showing the dates of answering Questions in the House pertaining to the Ministries/Departments in each Group during Sixth Session of the Seventeenth Lok Sabha
Group Ministries/Departments Dates of answering Questions
A Corporate Affairs; Culture; Education; July 19, 26, 2021 Finance; Labour and Employment; Petroleum August 02, 09, 2021 and Natural Gas; Skill Development and Entrepreneurship; Steel; Tourism; Tribal Affairs.
B Agriculture and Farmers Welfare; Chemicals July 20, 27, 2021 and Fertilizers; Consumer Affairs, Food and August 03, 10, 2021 Public Distribution; Cooperation; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying; Food Processing Industries; Heavy Industries; Home Affairs; Panchayati Raj; Rural Development; Social Justice and Empowerment.
C Prime Minister; Atomic Energy; Coal; July 28, 2021 Commerce and Industry; Communications; August 04, 11, 2021 Defence; Development of North Eastern Region; Electronics and Information Technology; External Affairs; Law and Justice; Mines; Parliamentary Affairs; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Planning; Railways; Space; Statistics and Programme Implementation.
D Civil Aviation; Housing and Urban Affairs; Jal July 22, 29, 2021 Shakti; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; August 05, 12, 2021 Minority Affairs; New and Renewable Energy; Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Power; Road Transport and Highways; Youth Affairs and Sports. E Ayush; Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest July 23, 30, 2021 and Climate Change; Health and Family August 06, 13, 2021 Welfare; Information and Broadcasting; Science and Technology; Textiles; Women and Child Development.
Chart showing the dates of holding ballots and last dates of receipt of Notices of Starred and Unstarred Questions for Sixth Session of the Seventeenth Lok Sabha
Sl. Date of Group Last Date of receipt of Notices of Starred and No. sitting Unstarred Questions and Date of Holding Ballot(s) (1) (2) (3) (4) 1. 19.07.2021 A 03.07.2021 (Saturday) 2. 20.07.2021 B 03.07.2021 (Saturday) 3. 21.07.2021 - Holiday – Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) 4. 22.07.2021 D 06.07.2021 5. 23.07.2021 E 07.07.2021 6. 26.07.2021 A 08.07.2021 7. 27.07.2021 B 09.07.2021 8. 28.07.2021 C 12.07.2021 9. 29.07.2021 D 13.07.2021 10. 30.07.2021 E 14.07.2021 11. 02.08.2021 A 15.07.2021 12. 03.08.2021 B 16.07.2021 13. 04.08.2021 C 19.07.2021 14. 05.08.2021 D 20.07.2021 15. 06.08.2021 E 20.07.2021 16. 09.08.2021 A 22.07.2021 17. 10.08.2021 B 23.07.2021 18. 11.08.2021 C 26.07.2021 19. 12.08.2021 D 27.07.2021 20. 13.08.2021 E 28.07.2021
NOTE:- In the wake of COVID-19 pandemic and also to achieve the objective of paperless Parliament, the Members are requested to submit all notices of Starred and Unstarred Questions for Sixth Session of Seventeenth Lok Sabha through Members’ Portal only. However, hard copies of Notices of Starred and Unstarred Questions will continue to be received in the Parliamentary Notice Office and other designated places from today i.e. Friday, 2nd July, 2021. Notices for a particular date of sitting received upto 1000 hours of the date of holding Ballot for that sitting will be included in the said Ballot. Where such notices are received before fifteen days from the day for which they are intended to be included in the List of Questions, they will be deemed to have been received at 1000 hours on the 15th day before such day and their inter se priority will be determined by ballots. Separate ballots will be held for notices of Starred and Unstarred Questions on dates specified above.
Members are further informed that notices of Questions for the sittings to be held on 19.07.2021 and 20.07.2021 received upto 1300 hours on 03.07.2021 (Saturday) will be balloted on 03.07.2021 (Saturday) after 1400 hours. The Ballots for rest of days will be held after 1200 hours.
The Ballots will be held in the Lobby of the Central Hall, between the First-Aid-Post and Lounge No.5-B, Parliament House or in Question Branch, Room No.324, Parliament House Annexe.