The national legislators have reconvened at the Parliament Library building for the second all-party meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan
Two all-party meetings are scheduled to be held today, ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament which will start on Monday, IANS quoted government sources as saying.
The Union Budget will be tabled on February 1. The session will go into a break on February 9.
Asked about a possibility of bringing in an ordinance till the bill cleared, Ananth Kumar parried a direct reply and said: "The dates for the budget session have already been announced."
Till 2016, Budget was presented on the last working day of February by the Finance Minister. However, it was later decided to advance the date to February 1 so that it could be materialised before the commencement of new financial year from April 1.
At present, all deposits up to Rs 1 lakh are protected under the Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act that is sought to be repealed by the bill.
Expressing satisfaction over a successful Budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today told BJP MPs that it was a "very meaningful and useful" session.
With the second leg of the Budget Session beginning today, the Prime Minister today expressed hope of a break in deadlock over the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which the government aims to rollout from July 1.
The opposition Congress has said that it will raise issues like attacks on Indians in the US and the anti-terror operation in Lucknow on the first day of the second-half of Budget Session starting today.
Enraged over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘raincoat’ jibe at former PM Manmohan Singh , the Congress on Thursday announced that it will boycott PM Modi in Parliament for rest of the Budget session .
The historic first half of the Budget session of Parliament concluded today with the adjournment of both the houses till March 9.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is replying to the discussion on motion of thanks to President address to the joint sitting of the Parliament in the Lok Sabha.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is expected to present the Budget 2017 on schedule today despite the death of former Union Minister and sitting Member of Parliament (MP) Ahamed’s death, government sources said today.
The Budget Session will begin today with President Pranab Mukherjee addressing a joint session of the Parliament. The government will later table the Economic Survey of India. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is scheduled to present the Union Budget on
The Budget Session of Parliament will begin today with President Pranab Mukherjee addressing the joint sitting of both the Houses in the Central Hall of Parliament House here.
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