Budget session of Parliament to begin from Jan 31

The Budget session of Parliament was on Saturday convened to start from January 31, a day before the Union Budget is likely to be presented.

President Pranab Mukherjee has summoned the Rajya Sabha to meet on January 31, an official notification said.

A similar notification is also expected from the Lok Sabha secretariat.

While the session will begin with the President's address to the joint sitting of the two Houses, the same day the pre-Budget economic survey will be tabled.

The practice of separate railway Budget presentation is being scrapped from this year. The railway estimates will be part of the Union Budget.

The announcement