Budget Session

Govt taking steps to make India $5 trillion economy 'at an early date'

The IMF's World Economic Outlook earlier said the size of the Indian economy will increase from USD 3.2 trillion in 2021-22 to USD 3.5 trillion in 2022-23 and cross USD 5 trillion in 2026-27

United Nations Security Council needs urgent reforms, says Om Birla

UNSC reforms cannot be stopped forever and the reforms are on India's global agenda, Om Birla said

Over 30 lakh Indians went abroad during 2017-22 for higher education: Centre

"Purpose of Indians going abroad for higher education is captured manually based either on their verbal disclosure or the type of visa of the destination country produced by them at the time of immigration clearance," Subhas Sarkar said

Centre committed to disinvestment, asset monetisation: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

“Disinvestment and asset monetisation is still a part of the budget. It may not be a part of my speech… We have to see when is the best time to monetise assets," Nirmala Sitharaman said

Budget 2023-24: Sitharaman announces scheme to improve socio-economic condition of vulnerable tribes

An amount of Rs 15,000 crore will be made available to implement the Prime Minister Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PM-PVTG) development mission in next three years under the development action plan for Scheduled Tribes

Budget 2023: What’s capex, fiscal deficit and non-tax revenue? Your go-to guide to Budget lingo

Some economic terms are hard to understand; some could be confusing. Here’s a handy glossary ahead of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2023 speech

Government convenes all-party meeting today ahead of Budget Session of Parliament

During the meeting, the government is expected to seek cooperation from all parties for the smooth running of Parliament.Opposition parties are expected to raise matters of concern during the meeting and also highlight issues they plan to raise during the session

Temple of Democracy: Sneak peek inside new Parliament building

Likely to be inaugurated in March, the new Parliament building, is constructed as part of the Central Vista redevelopment plan. The new building has bigger halls, a library, committee rooms with the latest communication technology and convenient parking spaces

PM Modi meets Sonia Gandhi, Farooq Abdullah, Mulayam Singh Yadav after conclusion of Budget Session

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi were also present during the meeting

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha adjourn sine die, clocking 129 and 99.80% productivity respectively

The second part of the Budget Session began on 14 March while the sittings were to conclude on 8 April