“The Session will commence on 28 January 2026 and continue till 2 April 2026. The first phase concludes on 13 February 2026, with Parliament reassembling on 9 March 2026, a vital step towards meaningful debate and people-centric governance,” Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on 9 January, giving details of the timeline on social media platform X (formerly Twitter).
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the Union Budget on Sunday (1 February), PTI earlier reported, citing people aware of the development. “We have a fixed day for the presentation of the general budget. The concept of Sunday was brought by the British,” they told the news agency.
“These decisions are taken by the cabinet committee on the parliamentary affairs at an appropriate time,” Rijiju Added.
