The 'Muslim Women Protection of Rights on Marriage Bill' was cleared by Lok Sabha and is pending in Rajya Sabha where the government lacks numbers.
Delivering his maiden address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, Kovind also made it clear that the Narendra Modi government will do everything to empower the minorities.
Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Modi said that despite his government's efforts and people's expectations, the Triple Talaq Bill could not be passed in the last session.
The first leg of the session will be between January 29 and February 9 during which the government will present the economic survey on January 29, followed by the Union Budget on February 1.
AIMPLB spokesperson Maulana Khalilurrehman Sajjad Nomani today said that the annual general meeting of the board will be held in Hyderabad on February 10 and 11.
The triple talaq bill is a conspiracy against Muslims and a move to punish men from the community, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged.
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."
The winter session, which started on December 15 and concluded today on January 5, had 13 sittings spread over a period of 22 days. Both the Houses were adjourned sine die today.
The BJP leader's remarks came as the deadlock over the bill in the Rajya Sabha continued with the government rejecting the opposition's insistence on sending the bill to the Select Committee for detailed scrutiny.
The bill, which has divided political parties and drawn criticism from several Muslim bodies, was passed by the Lok Sabha on December 28. It now has to be passed by the Rajya Sabha to become a law.
On December 28, the Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha. The legislation, which has to be cleared by the Rajya Sabha, criminalises instant divorce with three years of imprisonment for Muslim husbands.
Leader of the House Arun Jaitley accused Congress of sabotaging the bill and questioned the motions moved by Congress MP Anand Sharma and Sukhendu Sekhar Roy of TMC. He argued that the motions stand invalid on technical grounds.
The Union minister said he had "nothing to say about regional parties" as they might have opposed the bill due to "regional pressures".
Amid a demand by opposition parties that the bill, which criminalises instant talaq by Muslim men, be sent to a select committee, Jaitley said a debate over the bill was a must.
Claiming that her government is in favour of women from all the communities, Banerjee, also the Trinamool supremo, said her party would firmly oppose any attempt to enforce a law on people by bringing in a "defective bill".
The Congress and other parties refused to relent and appeared adamant on their demand of referring the Bill to a Select Committee for detailed consideration. As a result, the Chair had to adjourn the business of the House till tomorrow.
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