Budget Session 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Present Union Budget on July 23

The budget session of Parliament will be held from July 22 to August 12, 2024. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2024-25 on July 23. This will be the first full session of Parliament after the new members took oath in the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, which was held from June 24 to July 2 following the general elections.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijuju announced, “Hon’ble President of India, on the recommendation of Government of India, has approved the proposal for summoning of both the Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session, 2024 from 22nd July, 2024 to 12 August, 2024 (Subject to exigencies of Parliamentary Business). Union Budget 2024-25 will be presented in Lok Sabha on 23 July, 2024.”

This budget is significant as it is the first of the BJP-led NDA government in its new term. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stated that the third term will be used to write new chapters of bold decisions.

The first session of Parliament after the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha was marked by clashes between the opposition and the government on various issues, including the NEET-UG examination row. President Droupadi Murmu addressed the joint sitting of both Houses on June 27, and both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adopted a motion of thanks on the President’s address. Prime Minister Modi also replied to the debate on the motion of thanks in both Houses of Parliament.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance returned to power for the third successive term in the general elections.