Budget session 2022: Check date, time and other details here

Budget session 2022: The budget session will begin on January 31 and the budget will be presented on February 1. Here are the key details.

By: Express Web Desk

New Delhi | January 14, 2022 03:35 PM IST

2 min read

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the total expenditure for the upcoming financial year is estimated to be Rs 39.45 lakh crore, while the total receipts other than borrowings are estimated at Rs 22.84 lakh crore. (File express photo by Praveen Khanna)

The 2022 budget session of the Parliament will be commencing on Monday, January 31, 2022, with President Ram Nath Kovind addressing both the houses, news agency PTI reported quoting sources.

The session will be held in two parts – the first part of the session would conclude on February 11. After a month-long recess, part two of the session would begin from March 14 and conclude on April 8, the report said.

What is Economic Survey and when will it get tabled?

The Economic Survey is a report which the central government presents on the state of the economy during the past one year, the key challenges it anticipates, and their possible solutions.

Must Read | Budget 2021-22: Privatisation can kicked down the road, push in health & PLI

The Economic Survey 2021-22 is likely to be tabled on January 31 after the president’s address, the report said.

When will the Union Budget 2022-23 get tabled?

The Union Budget will be presented on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Amid a surge in Covid-19 cases, it would be mandatory for members of parliaments (MPs) as well as those entering the Parliament complex to have a negative RT-PCR report and a fully vaccinated certificate, the report said quoting parliamentary sources.

Recently, more than 400 Parliament staff had tested positive for the Covid-19, weeks ahead of the Union Budget session.

From the homepage