Budget Session 2026 to commence on January 28, to continue till April 2

Posting on X, Rijiju said, “On the recommendation of the Govt of India, Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji has approved the summoning of both the Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session 2026. The Session will commence on 28 January 2026 and continue till 2 April 2026.”

On the recommendation of the Govt of India, Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu ji has approved the summoning of both the Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session 2026.
The Session will commence on 28 January 2026 and continue till 2 April 2026.

The first phase… pic.twitter.com/FxGYCL7keq

— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 9, 2026

After discussions on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address and Union Budget, Parliament will adjourn for a near month-long recess on February 13. The Parliament will then reassemble on March 9, with the Budget session set to conclude on April 2.

The recess in the Budget session helps department-related standing committees to examine demands for grants of various Union ministries and departments

Budget Bill likely to be tabled on Feb 1

The Union Budget 2026 is likely to be tabled in the Parliament on February 1, a Sunday, with the Economic Survey likely to be presented on January 20. The two Houses will not meet on January 29 due to the Beating Retreat ceremony.

Ahead of the Budget announcement, the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) released data indicating that India’s GDP growth is expected to rise sharply to 7.4 per cent in the current fiscal.

While the real GDP growth is projected to rise from 6.5 per cent in 2024-25, nominal growth — or growth without adjusting for price increases — is set to fall to a five-year low of just 8 per cent. The nominal GDP number will be a key input in calculations for the upcoming Budget for 2026-27, especially for tabulating the growth in tax collections.