Parliament's Budget Session will begin from January 31 and continue till April 6 with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the final full-year Budget of the Narendra Modi Government on February 1, before the national elections slated for 2024. The Budge will have an eye on Assembly elections in over a dozen States besides the Lok Sabha elections in the next year and a half.
There will be a month-long recess and government sources hope that the second part of the Budget Session, beginning March 12, can be conducted in the new Parliament building which is in the final stages of construction.
The budget session will commence with President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. According to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, the Session will have 27 sittings and will continue till April 6 with a month-long recess to examine the budget papers.
The first part of the Budget Session will conclude on February 14, the Parliamentary Minister said adding Parliament will reconvene on March 12 for the second part of the Budget Session. "Budget Session 2023 of Parliament will commence from 31 January and continue till 6 April with 27 sittings spread over 66 days with usual recess. Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to discussions on Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, Union Budget and other items" Joshi tweeted.
There will be 27 sittings spread over a period of 66 days and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Union Budget on February 1. This would be the fifth Union Budget that Sitharaman would present.
"Budget Session 2023 of Parliament will commence from 31 January and continue till 6 April with 27 sittings spread over 66 days with usual recess. Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to discussions on Motion of Thanks on the President's Address, Union Budget and other items" Joshi tweeted. During the first part of the Budget Session, the two Houses have a detailed discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address followed by a discussion on the Union Budget.
While Prime Minister Modi will reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, the Finance Minister will reply to the debate on the union budget.
During the second part of the Budget Session, the major focus will be on the discussion on the demands for grants for various ministries apart from the government's legislative agenda. The Union Budget, a money bill, is passed during this part of the session.