NEW DELHI:  An all-party meeting, being called on by the Central government ahead of the Budget Session, will be held ini New Delhi, today, January 30.

The government is expected to seek cooperation from the Opposition for a smooth running of the Parliament. During the meeting, the Opposition parties are likely to raise issues of their views that they intend to raise in the Parliament.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi has convened the meeting which will be held at noon in Parliament Annexe Building.

A meeting of National Democratic Alliance floor leaders will also be held on January 30 afternoon to strategise floor cooperation.

The Budget Session, which is heavy with the government's financial agenda, will be held in 2 parts, which will l begin with President Droupadi Murmu's address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament. Economic Survey will be tabled after the President's address.

The first part of the session will be held from January 31 and will go on till February 13. It will witness the debate in both Houses on the 'Motion of Thanks' to the President's address which will conclude with a reply of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget on February 1. The Union Budget 2023-24 may be the last comphrehensi e budget before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The Parliament will reconvene after a recess for parliamentary committees to talk over the demand for grants of various ministries. The second part will begin on March 13 and will continue till April 6.

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