THIRUVANANDAPURAM: The budget session of the Kerala Assembly will be held between January 23 and March 30, Speaker A N Shamseer said here on Sunday.

The 33-day long session will begin on Monday with the policy address by Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, he said. The debate on the motion of thanks for the Governor's speech is scheduled on January 25, February 1 and 2. Finance Minister K N Balagopal will present the LDF government's budget for the next financial year on February 3.

The legislature will debate the budget for three days from February 6 to 8, the Speaker told a press conference. Earlier, a special cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan had recommended the Governor to convene the eighth session of the 15th Kerala Assembly on January 23.

Meanwhile, the Union Budget session is likely to begin on January 31 and is expected to conclude on April 6 with a recess in between. Sources informed that the Economic Survey will also be put up in Rajya Sabha and Lok SAbha on the first day of the budget session. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present the Union Budget in Parliament on February 1 and the first part of the session is expected to continue till February 10.

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