Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu nominated JD(U) MP from Bihar Kahkashan Parveen on the panel of presiding officers for conducting proceedings of the House.
She is the first woman on the panel in recent times.
According to the House rules, the chairman nominates from amongst the members up to six vice-chairmen or presiding officers who chair the proceedings in absence of the chairman and the deputy chairman.
The panel of vice-chairmen or presiding officers includes Satyanarayan Jatiya (BJP), Tiruchi Siva (DMK), TK Rangarajan (CPM), Bhubaneswar Kalita (Cong), Basawaraj Patil (BJP) and Sukhendu Sekhar Ray (TMC).