Parliament passes 16 bills during budget session
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha passed 16 bills during the Budget session of Parliament which concluded on Friday.
The session, which commenced on January 31 had a inter-session break, saw the two Houses passing some significant legislations including the Waqf Amendment Bill.
Productivity of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha during Budget Session was approximately 118 per cent and 119 per cent respectively, according to an official statement by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs.
The Budget Session 2025 of Parliament which commenced on Friday, the 31st of January adjourned sine-die on Friday.
In between both Houses were adjourned for recess on Thursday, the 13th of February to reassemble on Monday, the 10th of March to enable Department related Standing Committees to examine and report on the Demands for Grants relating to various Ministries/Departments.
The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju held a press conference on Friday after the end of the Budget Session. The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice & Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Arjun Ram Meghwal and the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs, L Murugan were also present on the occasion.
Rijiju informed that the first part of the Budget Session yielded a total of 9 sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. In the second part of the Session, there were 17 sittings of both Houses. During the entire Budget Session, in total, there were 26 sittings.
This being the first Session of the year, the President addressed both Houses of Parliament assembled together in terms of Article 87(1) of the Constitution on January 31.
Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Lok Sabha was moved by Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and seconded by Ravi Shankar Prasad.
It engaged the Lok Sabha for 17 Hours 23 minutes against allotted time of 12 Hours. 173 Members participated in the discussion, as per the ministry.