Parliament's Budget Session 2022 to begin with President's address; Economic Survey at 3 pm
New Delhi, January 31: The Budget Session 2022 of Parliament will begin on Monday with the address by President Ram Nath Kovind to both Houses in the Central Hall. Also, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will lay the Economic Survey 2021-22.
On February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union budget for the year 2022-23. The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on Monday and is scheduled to conclude on April 8 wherein the first part of the session will extend up to February 11, said the Lok Sabha Secretariat on Sunday.
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"There will be a break from February 12 to March 13 during which the Standing Committees will examine Demands-for-Grants of Ministries/Departments and prepare reports thereon. In all, there will be 29 sittings; ten in the first part and 19 in the second part," the Lok Sabha Secretariat's press release stated.
The President will be addressing both the Houses of Parliament assembled together on January 31 at 11 am. Half an hour after President's Address, the Lok Sabha will sit for the transaction of business.
As per the Secretariat, the Economic Survey 2021-22 will be laid by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman in Lok Sabha on January 31, while the Budget 2022 will be presented by her on February 1 at 11 am.
From February 2 to February 11, the House is scheduled to sit from 4 pm to 9 pm. Thus, five hours have been scheduled per sitting during the first part of the Budget Session.
"During the first part of the session, the members will be accommodated in Lok Sabha Chamber and its Galleries (except Press Gallery) and Rajya Sabha Chamber and its Galleries (except Press Gallery)," the release informed.
As per the Secretariat, there will be two major items of business during the first part of the budget session; a discussion on the Motion of Thanks on the President's Address and a general discussion on the budget.
"The government has tentatively fixed four days for discussion on Motion of Thanks viz. February 2, 3, 4, and 7," they informed.
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