Ranchi: Stringent Covid-19 protocols will be in place for lawmakers, security personnel and the staff of the Jharkhand assembly secretariat in the upcoming Budget session, which will start from February 26.
Although Covid-19 infections in Jharkhand have declined in recent months, the lawmakers, security personnel and secretariat staff will have to undergo tests days before the House session gets underway, assembly sources said on Thursday. Taking a cue from the monsoon session, there will be social distancing in sitting arrangements for MLAs on the floor of the House while visitors’ gallery will remain out of bounds. While the assembly staff will be tested through RAT kits, lawmakers will be tested by RT-PCR and TrueNat machines, sources hinted.