Parliament’s Budget Session begins Wednesday; last of present Lok Sabha
NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament, the last of the present Lok Sabha, begins on Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint sitting, as the government sought cooperation of opposition parties to ensure the proceedings run smoothly. All eyes will be on the President’s address and the interim budget Finance […]
First part of budget session to end on February 13: Sources
NEW DELHI: The issue of farmers’ protests is likely to dominate the Budget Session of Parliament, the first part of which will now end on February 13 instead of February 15, sources said on Sunday. At an all-party meeting, the leaders of various parties raised farmers’ protests over farm laws and wanted a discussion on the […]
Budget session:Narendra Modi to chair an all-party meeting on January 30
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair an all-party meeting on January 30 during which the government will put forth its legislative agenda for the Budget session of Parliament, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday. He said the meeting will be held virtually and an invitation has been extended to floor leaders […]
Maharashtra budget session likely from March 1
NEW DELHI :The Budget session of the Maharashtra legislature is likely to begin in Mumbai from March 1, sources said on Wednesday. The duration of the session will be finalised in the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting scheduled to be held in February, they said. The monsoon session and the winter session of the state […]
CCPA recommends Parliament’s Budget session from January 29
NEW DELHI:The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Budget session of Parliament commence from January 29 and conclude on April 8. According to the Committee’s recommendation, while Part 1 of the Budget session would be held from January 29 to February 15, Part 2 would be from March 8 to April […]
Next Parliament session likely in 2021, may merge winter with Budget session
NEW DELHI: With soaring COVID figures in Delhi that forced CM Arvind Kejriwal to rush to seek the Centre’s help for additional ICU beds and more doctors, the government is “actively considering” not convening Parliament’s winter session this year. Senior government sources privy to deliberations say that the next Parliament’s session is going to take […]
Budget Session of Parliament to commence on January 31
NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on January 31 and subject to the exigencies of government business, is likely to conclude on April 3 with a recess in between, an official communication said on Wednesday. President Ram Nath Kovind will address a joint sitting of both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya […]