11 Bills introduced, 3 passed as Budget session of Parliament concludes
The first Budget session of the 18th Lok Sabha concluded on Friday, with the government thanking the presiding officers of the two Houses for ensuring that not a single day of proceedings was washed out.
During the session, which began on July 22, the government introduced 11 Bills, including four in the Lok Sabha on Friday and the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, on Thursday.
The session saw the tabling of the Economic Survey and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Budget for FY25.
Parliament passed three Bills —the Appropriation Bill, Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, and Finance Bill.
According to the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, the Lok Sabha devoted 27 hours and 19 minutes to discuss the Union Budget against the allotted 20 hours, while the Rajya Sabha discussed it for 22 hours and 40 minutes.
The Upper House, which was adjourned sine die ahead of schedule in the afternoon, witnessed sloganeering and heated exchanges earlier in the day with the Opposition members walking out after Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar struck down their demand for an apology from Bharatiya Janata Party MP Ghanshyam Tiwari for purportedly insulting Kharge last week.