New Delhi: Parliament’s budget session will begin today under the shadow of multiple issues including Kanwar Yatra, NEET and Manipur. Three states, two of them ruled by allies, are demanding special status.
The Union budget will be presented on Tuesday.
The Union budget will be presented at 11 am on Tuesday by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has been handed the portfolio for another term in the interest of continuity. The Interim Union Budget for 2024-25 was presented ahead of the Lok Sabha election on February 1.
The budget will be preceded by the Economic Survey, which will be presented today. A report card on the economy and growth, the survey will be presented to the Lok Sabha. The survey contains details about the performance of various economic sectors and data on employment, GDP growth, inflation, and budget deficit.
The discussion that would follow the presentation budget is expected to be stormy, with the resurgent Opposition ready with a list of controversial subjects. The Opposition has not been able to discuss several issues in the first session after the new MPs took oath.
The budget session will conclude on August 12, by which time, the government aims to pass six bills including one which seeks to replace the 90-year-old Aircraft Act to enhance ease of doing business in the aviation sector.
