Budget Session

Budget session resumed on Monday after a three-week breakChairman Naidu adjourned the House till 2 PM

Congress, TMC, DMK and Left parties plan to raise the issue in both House of Parliament, hold protestsOpposition parties plan to move zero-hour notices and amendments to President’s address

On the first day of budget session, Kovind praises govt for taking several steps for upliftment of the poorPassage of the citizenship Act has led to realizing Mahatma Gandhi’s wish, says Kovind

Government has provided 80 million free cooking gas connections and 2.5 crore free electricity connections under the schemes

At all-party meet ahead of budget session, PM says govt will discuss all issues raised by the OppositionModi says a discussion on the economy would be in the best interest of the country

An all-party meet may be called on 30 Jan even as Oppn gears up to raise issues like CAAThe budget session, scheduled to begin from 31 January, is expected to be a stormy one

The first session of the 17th Lok Sabha saw high productivity in the number of bills passedBoth the houses of Parliament passed 28 bills in this session

According to PRS legislative research, 34 bills were introduced during the session of which 15 have been passed by Parliament and 12 bills have been passed by the Lower HouseThe session saw the passage of key legislations, including the bill which seeks to ban the practice of instant Triple Talaq

There is no official proposal from the govt yet considering the Opposition is against the proposed extensionPending controversial bills, which the NDA wants to get passed in the ongoing session, include the one to ban the practice of triple talaq and the Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is expected to be taken up in the Rajya Sabha

In his address, Kovind emphasized on the idea of a ‘new India’ Kovind highlighted how the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government 'has come down heavily on corruption'