Monsoon Session 2025 of Parliament opens; PM calls it a celebration of national achievements
On 21 July 2025 at Parliament House, New Delhi, the Monsoon Session 2025 began, with 21 sittings planned over 32 days up to 21 August.
Summary
The Monsoon Session 2025 of Parliament began on Monday, 21 July 2025, in New Delhi. As announced at the all-party meeting of 20 July, the session was to provide 21 sittings over 32 days, concluding on Thursday, 21 August 2025, subject to exigencies of government business, with both Houses adjourning on 12 August and reassembling on 18 August for Independence Day celebrations. Addressing the media at the Parliament premises before the session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called it a celebration of victory for India, citing the first unfurling of the Indian tricolour at the International Space Station, Operation Sindoor (objectives achieved with 100 percent success; targets neutralised in 22 minutes), shrinking Naxal violence, inflation around 2 percent, and global interest in UPI. He also said reservoir levels this year had tripled compared with the past ten years.
Key facts
- Began
- Monday, 21 July 2025
- Scheduled end
- Thursday, 21 August 2025
- Sittings
- 21 over 32 days
- Recess
- Adjourn 12 Aug, reassemble 18 Aug 2025 (Independence Day)
- PM on Operation Sindoor
- 100% success; targets neutralised in 22 minutes
- PM on inflation
- Around 2 percent
Practice MCQs 3 questions
The Monsoon Session 2025 of Parliament, which began on 21 July 2025, was scheduled to provide how many sittings?
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Correct answer: D — 21 sittings over 32 days
PIB (Parliamentary Affairs, all-party meeting of 20 July 2025): the session would provide a total of 21 sittings spread over 32 days, from 21 July to 21 August 2025.
In his statement at the start of the Monsoon Session 2025, the Prime Minister said that under Operation Sindoor, India's forces neutralised high-value targets in how many minutes?
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Correct answer: A — 22 minutes
PIB 2146316: the PM said that in just 22 minutes, under Operation Sindoor, India's forces neutralised high-value targets at their own bases.
Consider the following statements about the Monsoon Session 2025: 1. Both Houses were to adjourn on 12 August 2025 and reassemble on 18 August 2025. 2. In his opening statement, the Prime Minister said reservoir levels this year had tripled compared with the past ten years. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
PIB 2146260: both Houses would adjourn on 12 August and reassemble on 18 August to facilitate Independence Day celebrations, so 1 is correct. PIB 2146316: the PM said water reservoir levels this year have tripled compared to the past ten years, so 2 is correct.