New Delhi, Jan 17 (NationPress) The Parliament's Budget Session is scheduled to take place from January 31 to April 4, divided into two segments, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present the Budget for the eighth consecutive time on February 1.

As per the provisional calendar issued by the Lok Sabha Secretariat, the session will commence with an address by President Droupadi Murmu to a joint session of both Houses of Parliament — Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on January 31, followed by the presentation of the Economic Survey.

On X, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju stated: "The Hon'ble President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu ji, upon the recommendation of the Government of India, has sanctioned the summoning of both Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session 2025 from January 31, 2025, to April 4, 2025 (subject to exigencies of parliamentary business)."

He noted that President Murmu will address the joint session of both Houses on January 31 at 11 a.m. in the Lok Sabha Chamber.

"Union Budget 2025-26 will be presented on February 1, 2025, in the Lok Sabha. Both Houses might adjourn for a recess on February 13, 2025, and reconvene on March 10, 2025, to analyze and report on the Demands for Grants of various Ministries/Departments," Rijiju added.

The first segment of the Budget Session will consist of nine sittings from January 31 to February 13.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will respond to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address, while Finance Minister Sitharaman will address the discussions regarding the Budget.

After a break for analyzing the Budget proposals, the Parliament session will recommence on March 10, during which discussions on the demands for grants of various ministries will take place.

The entire Budget Session will encompass 27 sittings, concluding on April 4.

FM Sitharaman, in July last year, shortly after the establishment of the new government at the Centre, presented her seventh Budget.

She subsequently surpassed the late Morarji Desai's record for presenting six consecutive Budgets.

FM Sitharaman, a pivotal ministerial figure in the Union Cabinet, previously served as a junior minister in PM Modi's government from 2014 to 2017. She held the positions of Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Minister of State in the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from May to November 2014, and then served as Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Ministry of Commerce and Industry from May 2014 to September 2017.

Later, she was promoted to senior roles within the Union Cabinet.

Sitharaman served as the Defence Minister in the initial PM Modi-led Cabinet during the Balakot surgical strikes of 2019.

She assumed charge of the Finance Ministry in 2019 in the Modi 2.0 Cabinet and has remained the Finance Minister since then.