From correspondents in Delhi, India, 02:32 PM IST

Parliament's winter session will be held Nov 22-Dec 19, it was announced here Friday.

'The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs ... decided on the dates and sent them to the president for ratification,' Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunshi said after a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

'There will be a total of 20 sittings of the two houses,' he added.

(Staff Writer, © IANS)