Budget Session of Parliament resumes today

The second half of Parliament's Budget Session resumes today, during which the government is expected to push its legislative agenda that includes Bills relating to surrogacy and resolution of disputed tax.

The government's legislative agenda for the Budget Session of Parliament includes nearly 45 Bills and seven financial items.

It includes replacing Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 and the Mineral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 with Bills during the session.


The Union Budget was presented on February 1 and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the debate on the budget.

The Budget Session is scheduled to conclude on April 3.

The first half of the Budget Session of Parliament, which began on January 31 with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two houses, had seen protests over the CAA.

The Congress has accused the Central and Delhi governments of failing to contain the violence that erupted in parts of northeast Delhi.

Apart from Finance Bill 2020, Aircraft (Amendment) Bill and The Direct Tax Vivad Se Vishwas Bill were among the legislation introduced in the first half that concluded on February 11.