Parliament’s Budget Session to Begin on 29 Jan, Budget on 1 Feb

The first phase will be held from 29 January to 9 February, while the second phase will be from 5 March to 6 April.

The winter Session of the Parliament ended on Friday, 5 January.

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The Budget Session of the Parliament will commence on 29 January and the Union Budget will be presented on 1 February, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs stated on Friday, 5 January.

President Ramnath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses on 29 January and the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day, Parliamentary Affairs minister Ananth Kumar told reporters in New Delhi.

The first phase of the session will be held from 29 January to 9 February. After a recess, the Parliament will meet again from 5 March to 6 April, Kumar said.

The recommendation of the session dates were made by the CCPA, which met in New Delhi.

The House Finishes Its Shortest Session in 20 Years

The winter Session of the Parliament, which ended on Friday, 5 January, was its shortest session in 20 years.

The Parliament passed a total of nine bills in the session, with the debate on the Triple Talaq Bill dominating the proceedings.

As Parliament was adjourned on Friday, the bill that seeks to criminalise instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands has been deferred further. It was passed in the Lok Sabha on 28 December 2017.

There was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha after the Opposition's motion on the bill. The Opposition demanded it be sent to a select committee. To this, Arun Jaitley said that saboteurs of the bill should not be made members of the select committee.

The house was adjourned sine die at 1:10 pm.

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