New Delhi: A meeting of the Central government with floor leaders of all political parties was held under the Chairmanship of Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh on Sunday, before the commencement of the Budget Session of Parliament.
Rajnath welcomed all the leaders in the first meeting of the floor leaders of both Houses of Parliament after the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha.
In total, the meeting was attended by fifty-five Leaders from forty-one political parties.
In his opening address, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Kiren Rijiju informed that the Budget Session of Parliament will commence on July 22 and subject to exigencies of government business, the session may conclude on August 12.
PM Narendra Modi’s third term government will present his first budget on July 23rd. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union budget in Parliament before the budget session starts on Monday, July, 22. Before the budget session centre convened an all-party meeting on Sunday. The budget session will conclude on August 12.
The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs has said in a press release that Union Minister Kiren Rijiju will hold a meeting with the floor leaders of political parties in both Houses of Parliament, ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament. The all-party meeting will be held at 11 a.m. in the Main Committee Room, Parliament House Annexe. “The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on 22nd July 2024 and subject to exigencies of Government Business, the session may conclude on 12th August 2024,” mentioned the release. During the meeting, the government will seek cooperation from all political parties to ensure the smooth functioning of both the Houses of Parliament.
The government is also all set to introduce five Bills during the session. These include the Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 which is aimed at facilitating a legal way of replacing the British-era Aircraft Act of 1934 to ensure provisions for ease of doing business in India’s civil aviation sector. Other Bills are — The Disaster Management (Amendment) Law Bill and the Boilers Bill, the Coffee (Promotion and Development) Bill and the Rubber (Promotion and Development) Bill. The Budget of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will also be presented during the session.