Following the 28th sitting of its third session, Maldives’ 19th parliament went into recess, on Monday, concluding work for 2020.
A total of 15 bills were passed during the last session, the highlights of which include the Police Service bill, Education bill, as well as several amendments made to the Maldives Tourism Act.
Across the third session, the parliament also finalised the state budget for 2021, called in 17 cabinet ministers for questioning and saw eight cases submitted by the chambers, eight cases from the state and 14 others.
Presently, the Parliament is set to reconvene during the first week of February.
The first session stretches from February to April, following the parliament heads into recess for a month.
Despite being scheduled for recess at November-end, the parliament’s third session was extended through December 7, due to backlog.
Per parliament regulations, the third session of each year will convene from October 1 till the end of November.
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