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Nirmala Sitharaman may table Union Budget in Parliament on July 22, say sources
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Rijiju said the 264th Session of Rajya Sabha will commence on June 27 and conclude on July 3. Prime Minister Modi is expected to introduce his council of ministers to Parliament after the President’s address on June 27.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to table Union Budget 2024 in Parliament on July 22, sources told CNBC-TV18. The final decision on the date is awaited.Sitharaman is set to become the first finance minister to present seven consecutive Union Budgets, surpassing the record of Morarji Desai, who had presented six budgets in a row.Earlier this week, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on June 24. The session will conclude on July 3.In this session, new members of the Lower House will take oath and the Speaker will be elected. President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June 27 and is likely to outline the new government’s roadmap for the next five years.The first three days of the first session will see the newly elected leaders taking oath and electing the Speaker of the House.The prime minister will respond to the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address in both the Houses of Parliament.
