The Winter Session of Parliament is usually held in the months of:

The Winter Session of Parliament is usually held from late November to December. It is generally the shortest of the three sessions.

The three sessions of Parliament:

Budget Session: usually from late January or February to April or May. It is the longest session, during which the Union Budget is presented and passed.

Monsoon Session: usually from July to August or September.

Winter Session: usually from November to December.

Constitutional position:

• The Constitution does not fix the number or timing of sessions.
• Article 85 only requires that the gap between two sessions must not exceed six months.
• The pattern of three sessions is a convention.

Who decides the dates:

The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs recommends the dates, and the President summons Parliament.

Business during the Winter Session:

• It deals mainly with legislation and discussion of important issues.
• Supplementary demands for grants are often considered in this session.

Notable events in Winter Sessions:

Important laws, such as the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, were passed in Winter Sessions.

Parliament attack:

The terrorist attack on the Parliament House took place on 13 December 2001, during the Winter Session.

Sitting days:

• Parliament now meets for about 60 to 70 days a year, much fewer than in the early years after independence.
• Experts have recommended a minimum number of sitting days.

Why not the other options?

• ✗January and February are the start of the Budget Session.
• ✗July and August are the Monsoon Session.
• ✗March and April fall within the Budget Session.