Instead of two separate shifts during the first part of the budget session from January 29 to February 11, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will have simultaneous sittings, with the COVID-19 situation easing substantially.
Instead of two separate shifts during the first part of the budget session from January 29 to February 11, both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will have simultaneous sittings, with the COVID-19 situation easing substantially.
Second part of budget session of Parliament On Monday, the opposition began to surround the government on a range of issues including rising unemployment, reduction in interest rate on employees’ provident fund and evacuation of Indians stranded in war-torn Ukraine.
Budget proposals will top the agenda of the government with the approval of Parliament and the presentation of the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The first part of the budget session began on January 29 with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha in the Central Hall of Parliament, followed by the presentation of the Economic Survey.
Ms. Sitharaman Union budget presented On 1 February, after which the President’s Address and the Motion of Thanks to the Union Budget were discussed.
Here are the latest updates:
2.20 pm
Congress MP Manish Tewari questioned the discussion
Mr Tiwari, MP from Anandpur Sahib in Punjab, questions why the budget for Jammu and Kashmir is being discussed in Parliament while similar discussions were not held for other Union Territories.
Opposition MPs have claimed that they have not been given enough time to read the budget documents to make a constructive contribution to the discussion.
2.15 pm
Discussion resumes in Lok Sabha
The Lower House of Parliament is discussing Supplementary Demands for Grants for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2021-22. Bhartruhari Mahtab is presiding over the discussion.
1.05 hrs
Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 pm after Zero Hour.
During the Zero Hour, the members raised questions on several issues such as the education of the students who had returned from Ukraine.
12.20 pm
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for Jammu and Kashmir
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir with Supplementary Demands for Grants, Demands for Grants and Demands for Additional Grants.
Amidst the opposition, some members including Congress MP Manish Tewari presented the budget, who sought more time to discuss the budget.
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DMK’s TR Baalu asked about the plan of the center for medical students expelled from Ukraine
DMK’s TR Baalu asked whether Indian students expelled from war-torn Ukraine could continue their studies in Russia.
“Can students coming from India who have gone to Ukraine for further studies be taken to Russia by using Modi’s influence with the Russian government. Is it possible for him to be admitted to Russian universities and continue his studies?” he asked.
Speaker Om Birla said that the matter is of medical education and it will come under the Ministry of Health.
11.35 am
Shashi Tharoor urges the government to help Indians working in the tourism industry affected by Kovid
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said the government should focus on the well being of those in India who run the services used by tourists.
He also said that neither the Kerala State Government nor the Central Government helped the Contract Carriage Association running tourist buses in the state. He said that the body has been repeatedly asking to reduce their taxes but it was not reduced due to which they claimed that they were selling their tourist buses below the price.
In response, the Union Tourism Minister said that this matter is a state subject and said that the Center has extended its cooperation wherever possible.
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The opposition questions the government on the figures of child labor
Many opposition MPs raised questions on the central government regarding the figures of child labor in the country. Congress’s Manickam Tagore said it was “unfortunate” that the government does not have any data about child labour. He also said that the government has not released funds for the National Child Labor Project (NCLP) specifically for the state of Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee said that “in India now one in 10 child is in child labor and it is increasing for the first time in 20 years. Nine million more children are at risk of being pushed into child labor by the end of 2022 as a result of the pandemic. The closure of 1.5 million schools in India due to the pandemic and lockdown has affected 247 million children enrolled in primary and secondary schools and put them at increased risk of going into child labour.
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List of Business in Lok Sabha
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obit reference
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question hour
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documents to be laid on the table
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Business Advisory Committee Report
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Report of the Standing Committee on Railways, Social Justice and Empowerment, Home Affairs, Transport, Tourism and Culture
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Proposal for the election of two members in the Court of Delhi University
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget of Jammu and Kashmir
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demand for grant
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Arjun Munda to introduce the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order (Amendment) Bill, 2022