Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table her eighth straight Union Budget on Saturday, February 1. The first part of the Budget session of Parliament will be held from January 31 to February 13.
President Droupadi Murmu will address the joint session of Parliament on January 31.
“The Hon’ble President will address the joint sitting of both Houses on 31st January 2025 at 1100 Hrs in the Lok Sabha Chamber. Union Budget 2025-26 to be presented on 1st February, 2025 in the Lok Sabha,” Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a post on X.
A day before the presentation of the Union Budget, the Economic Survey 2024-25 is scheduled for release on January 31. It will provide a detailed analysis of India’s economic performance over the past financial year.
This critical document is prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the Chief Economic Advisor (CEA).
In the first part of the session, there will be nine sittings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will respond to the motion of thanks on the president’s address and Sitharaman will reply to the discussion on the Budget.
Parliament will then break for recess to examine the Budget proposals and meet again from March 10. The session will conclude on April 4.
The entire Budget session will have 27 sittings.
(Edited by : Shoma Bhattacharjee)
