• When the two houses of the parliament convene to conduct the business of the house, we say that MPs are attending a session of the parliament.
• The parliament has three sessions during each financial year: the Budget Session (Feb–May), Monsoon Session (July–Aug/Sept), and Winter Session (Nov–Dec).

Features

• The power to convene a session of Parliament rests with the government, and under Article 85 of constitution it is summoned by the President of India.
• The constitution does not prescribe fixed parliamentary sessions, and the present format is based on convention.
• Article 85 calls for the house to convene at least once each yea,r and no more than six months intervene between the last sitting of one session and the first sitting of the next session.

What needs to be noted?

• Over the years, there has been a decline in the sittings days of Parliament ,which many say is due to improved functioning of parliamentary committees.

Source: The Hindu