he Budget Session of Parliament is set to commence on 31 January and will continue till 6 April, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Friday.

There will be 27 sittings spread over a period of 66 days. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on 1st February. This will be the fifth Union Budget to be presented by Sitharaman, and the final full-year budget under PM Narendra Modi’s Government before the general elections due in 2024.

“Budget Session 2023 of Parliament will commence from 31 January and continue till 6 April with 27 sittings spread over 66 days with usual recess. Amid Amrit Kaal, looking forward to discussions on Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, Union Budget and other items,” Joshi tweeted.

Budget Session, 2023 of Parliament will commence from 31 January and continue till 6 April with 27 sittings spread over 66 days with usual recess. Amid Amrit Kaal looking forward to discussions on Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address, Union Budget & other items. pic.twitter.com/IEFjW2EUv0

— Pralhad Joshi (@JoshiPralhad) January 13, 2023

The Union minister said during the Budget session, the recess will be from 14 February till 12 March to enable department-related Parliamentary Standing Committees to examine the demands for grants and make reports relating to their ministries or departments.

During the first part of the Budget Session, the two Houses will have a detailed discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, followed by a discussion on the Union Budget.

While the prime minister will reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s address, the Finance Minister will reply to the debate on the Union Budget.

During the second part of the Budget Session, major focus will be on the demands for grants of various ministries, apart from the government’s legislative agenda. The Union Budget, a Money bill, is passed during this part of the session.

The work on the new Parliament building is being carried out as part of the Central Vista development. Those involved in the construction of the Parliament are confident that the second part of the Budget Session can be conducted in the new Parliament building.

During the last session, nine bills were introduced in Lok Sabha and seven were passed. The Rajya Sabha passed nine bills and the total number of Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament during the session was nine.