Budget Session: Last session of the second term of the Modi government from today, Sitharaman will present the interim budget tomorrow

The budget session of Parliament is starting from today. The session will begin with the address of President Draupadi Murmu. This session is special in two respects - firstly, in this session, the Finance Minister of the country will present the interim budget. At the same time, this session is the last budget of the second term of the Modi government. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget in the House on February 1. Citizens are expected to get relief as Lok Sabha elections are near. At the same time, the session lasting till February 9 can be turbulent. The opposition can corner the government on various issues.

all-party meeting before the session

An all-party meeting was held on Tuesday with leaders of all parties before the budget session in Parliament. All parties were invited by the Center for the meeting. Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi held a meeting with leaders of all parties of both houses. This meeting was held in the Parliament Library. Before the meeting began, TMC MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Sukhendu Shekhar Ray met Union ministers Pralhad Joshi and Arjun Ram Meghwal. Apart from him, MDMK MP Vaiko attended this meeting. Let us tell you that the budget session will start on February 1 with the address of President Draupadi Murmu and this session will conclude on February 9.

interim budget 2024

Under Article 112 of the Indian Constitution, the government presents the Union Budget in Parliament before the beginning of every financial year. A budget is a document related to the income and expenses of the government in a financial year. This financial year starts on 1 April every year and ends on 31 March of the next year. General elections are to be held this year, so this time it will be an interim budget. This time the budget presented by the government will be only to meet the government expenses till the coming of the new government. The full budget for the financial year 2024-25 will be presented in July by the new government elected after the general elections.

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