The Interim Budget for the 2019-20 fiscal was laid down in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, following which the Upper House was adjourned till Monday.
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the NDA government has conducted transparent auction of natural resources including coal and has "walked the talk".
Making a strong re-election pitch, the BJP-led NDA government on Friday announced the biggest income tax sops for middle class, including complete exemption for income up to Rs 5 lakh, and Rs 6,000 annual cash dole to poor farmers in a scheme that will cost Rs 75,000 crore per year.
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday proposed to increase tax deducted at source (TDS) limit on rent income to Rs 2.4 lakh from the current Rs 1.80 lakh.
The Indian rupee on Thursday edged higher by 4 paise to 71.08 against the US dollar amid weakness in the greenback in overseas markets after the US Fed kept interest rate unchanged.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's sixth and final budget before the polls due by May is supposed to be an interim budget or a Vote on Account.
The Lok Sabha speaker has called a meeting on January 30, while Naidu has invited floor leaders of all parties on the morning of January 31.
Tomar further said that the vote on account budget before the general elections will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Feb 1.
The decision on the date was taken during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affair (CCPA).
"BJP-NDA MPs have decided to not take salary & allowances for 23 days as the parliament has not been functional," Ananth Kumar said.
The first week of the second part of the Budget session which began on March 5 had been a virtual washout.
The House today witnessed disruptions on various issues including bank scam, special package for Andhra Pradesh and Cauvery Board issue since March 5, the day Parliament reconvened for the Budget session.
Members from the TDP, AIADMK, TRS and TMC trooped into the Well, with many holding placards and raising slogans.
While the Congress continued to press for PM's reply over PNB scam, members from AIADMK and AAP were in the Well, holding photos of Periyar and raising slogans condemning the vandalism in Vellore.
Earlier when the House met in the morning for its first sitting of the second half of budget session, similar protests were witnessed.
The session begins two days after the election results in the northeast were announced that saw the BJP triumphing in Tripura and improving its performance in Nagaland and Meghalaya.
Opposition parties would seek an answer from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on how the Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and other banking scams took place and how the government failed to stop them.
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