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Union Budget To Be Presented On Feb 1

The first phase of the Budget session will be from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9

The Indian Parliament building in New Delhi, India (Photographer: Pankaj Nangia/Bloomberg)
The Indian Parliament building in New Delhi, India (Photographer: Pankaj Nangia/Bloomberg)

The Budget session of Parliament will commence from Jan. 29 and the Union Budget will be presented on Feb. 1, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs recommended today.

President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses on Jan. 29 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 from Jan. 29 to Feb. 9. After a recess, Parliament will meet again from March 5 to April 6, Kumar said.

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

The winter session of Parliament ended today.