General Budget on Sunday, February 1: LS Speaker Om Birla

Key Highlights

• Sitharaman is likely to present the Economic Survey in both the Houses of Parliament after the president’s address.
• According to the provisional calendar issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the House will also meet on January 29.
• The finance minister will present the General Budget on February 1, which has been designated as the Budget Day by the government.
• Earlier, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju had said the Budget session will begin on January 28 and continue till April 2.
• The first part of the session will conclude on February 13 and reconvene on March 9, allowing time for the scrutiny of Budget proposals by parliamentary committees.