Consider the following statements regarding the summoning and duration of the sessions of Parliament in India:
1. The President can summon a session of Parliament at such time and place as he or she deems fit.
2. The Constitution of India contains an explicit provision requiring three mandatory sessions of Parliament in a calendar year.
3. There is no constitutional minimum requirement for the number of days the Parliament must meet in a year.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

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Under Article 85 of the Constitution, the President has the power to summon each House of Parliament at such time and place as he thinks fit, provided that six months do not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the first sitting in the next session. Although traditionally three sessions (Budget, Monsoon, and Winter sessions) are held in a year, the Constitution does not mandate three sessions. Also, there is no minimum number of working days prescribed for Parliament in a year.

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