Budget session

The 2022-2023 Union Budget Session began with the speech of President Ram Nath Kovind, on January 31. Addressing the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, President lauded Indian COVID-19 vaccination drive, and achievements of the Indian Government in terms of developments in the field of agriculture, COVID-19, infrastructure, welfare and others. Notably, with this, the Union Budget 2022 started. On February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will… read-more

Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu, on January 10, called on Parliament Speaker Om Birla. He asked Birla to review COVID-19 situation at Parliament, ahead of the Budget Session, scheduled from February 1. Naidu directed to ensure effective measures to prevent COVID-19 spread and conduct of Budget session. The judgement came after recently, 400 staff tested positive for COVID-19. 

Nagaland assembly hall has played the national anthem for the first time in 60 years. Initiated by Speaker Sharingain Longkumer during the budget session on February 12, the national anthem was played before and after the speaker's speech. Attaining its statehood in 1963, the north-eastern state has witnessed decades of violence and secessionist activities in the past. As per the Constitution, playing the national anthem in state assemblies… read-more

The Government has announced to contest a meeting in January 2021 for the Budget Session as winter session of the Parliament will not take place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This news was confirmed by the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, through his response to Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chaudhary's letter over winter session. However, few parties supported the move but others demanded the session to discuss critical issues of the… read-more