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Budget session of Parliament Nation
Budget passed after 27 hours
of discussion, Waqf Bill is
referred to a joint committee
The first full budget 2024-25 of the third term of
the NDA government was passed in the Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha after a discussion of 27 hours
19 minutes and 22 hours 40 minutes respectively,
more than the allotted time. Also, Union Minority
Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the 'Waqf
(Amendment) Bill, 2024' on August 8, which was
later sent to the Joint Committee of Parliament on
his recommendation. The Budget Session, 2024 of
Parliament was adjourned sine die on 9 th August,
2024. The productivity of the Lok Sabha during the
Session was 136 percent while the productivity of
the Rajya Sabha was approximately 118 per cent.
nion Minister Kiren Rijiju introduced the 'Waqf discussed separately and then approved. After this,
U(Amendment) Bill, 2024' in the Lok Sabha on voting was held in the House on August 5, 2024 on
August 8. Also, the 'Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, the remaining grant demands of the ministries and
2024' was introduced to remove the old inactive act departments. The budget related appropriation bills
related to it. The Lok Sabha approved both the bills were also passed on August 5.
to be introduced in the House by voice vote. The In the Rajya Sabha the working of the Ministries
new bill will be named Unified Waqf Management, of Housing and Urban Affairs, Agriculture and
Empowerment, Efficiency and Development Act. The Farmers Welfare and New and Renewable Energy
Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was sent to the Joint were discussed. The Rajya Sabha returned the
Committee of Parliament for consideration. Appropriation Bills related to Demands for Grants for
The Budget Session of Parliament began on 22 the year 2024-25 and Demands for Grants for the year
July 2024, which was the first Budget Session after 2024-25 in respect of the Union Territory of Jammu and
the formation of the 18th Lok Sabha. The Union Kashmir and the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2024 on August
Budget as well as the Budget of the Union Territory 8. Lok Sabha passed the Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak,
of Jammu and Kashmir were presented in the Lok 2024 to provide for regulation and control of the
Sabha on 23 July 2024. After the presentation of the design, manufacture, maintenance, possession, use,
budget, a general discussion on the Union Budget operation, sale, export and import of aircraft and for
was held in both the Houses. It was discussed for 27 matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
hours 19 minutes against the allotted 20 hours in the Short Duration Discussions on “India’s preparedness
Lok Sabha and for 22 hours 40 minutes against the for upcoming Olympic Games” and “Tragic incident of
allotted 20 hours in the Rajya Sabha. death of students in a coaching institute in Delhi due
For the year 2024-25, the general discussion on to alleged negligence of authorities” were taken up in
the budget of Jammu and Kashmir, discussion on Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively.
the grant demands and the related Appropriation Calling Attention motions regarding loss of lives and
Bill were also discussed simultaneously. In the Lok property due to landslides and floods in various parts
Sabha, the grant demands related to the Ministries of the country and Situation arising out of devastating
of Railways, Education, Health and Family Welfare landslide in Wayanad district in the State of Kerala
and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy were were also taken up in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
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