Budget session of Parliament to commence on January 31

The budget session of Parliament will commence on January 31. The first half of the budget session will run from January 31 to February 11. It will reassemble on March 14 to sit until April 8, subject to government exigencies. The government will present the Budget for fiscal 2022-23 on February 1 The budget session of Parliament will commence on January 31. The first half of the budget session will run from January 31 to February 11. It will reassemble on March 14 to sit until April 8, subject to government exigencies. The government will present the Budget for fiscal 2022-23 on February 1 and the President will address a joint sitting of both Houses.

According to sources, the Lok Sabha Speaker and the Rajya Sabha chairman will meet around January 25 or 26 to decide how to run the session. Sources did not ruled out the possibility of curtailment of the session due to assembly elections elections in five states which are scheduled in February and first week of March. The  session's schedule has been announced amid a spike in Covid-19 cases and the session will coincide with the elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand.The last five Parliament sessions were curtailed due to the pandemic. The Winter session of Parliament concluded on December 22, a day ahead of the schedule.