UPPCS GS-VI

UP Legislature monsoon session summoned for 11 August 2025

Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: UP Legislature monsoon session summoned for 11 August 2025 (, 22 July 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet approved summoning both Houses of the State Legislature for the monsoon session on 11 August 2025. [UP Cabinet]

Background

  • The previous session was summoned on 18 February 2025 and prorogued on 12 March 2025; the gap must stay within Article 174 of the Constitution. [UP Cabinet]

Why it matters

  • Article 174 requires that six months must not pass between two sittings of the House.

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI UP legislature procedure

  1. Article 174 requires that six months must not pass between two sittings of the House.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved summoning both Houses of the State Legislature for the monsoon session on 11 August 2025 [UP Cabinet].

UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 22 July 2025 (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: UP legislature procedure.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

The constitutional article on summoning the State Legislature is

Answer (b) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

Go deeper

Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 22 July 2025 (Hindi PDF)

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