In 2018 and early 2019, there will be eight state elections in the heartland, leading up to a national election in 2019.
NEW DELHI: The Budget Session will commence on January 29 with the joint address of the two Houses by President Ramnath Kovind. Finance Minister will present Unoin Budget 2018 on February 1.
President Ram Nath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses on January 29 and the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar told reporters here.
The first part of budget session to be held from 29 January to 9 February and second part to be held from 5 March to 6 April, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said today.
In 2018 and early 2019, there will be eight state elections in the heartland, leading up to a national election in 2019.
Union Budget 2018 will also be the first budget to be presented since the rollout of the goods and services tax (GST). Arun Jaitley has signalled that his priority will be allocating more funds for rural and infrastructure sectors.
The budget session will take place ahead of assembly elections in Tripura and Meghalaya.Budget 2018-19 will be presented by the finance minister Arun Jaitley for the fiscal year 2018-19.Media reports suggest that the focus of the government is likely to be on the rural population.
