Budget Session of Parliament Concludes as Both Houses Adjourned Sine Die

New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament which commenced on Monday, 22^nd July 2024 has been adjourned sine die today i.e. Friday, the 9^th of August, 2024. After the constitution of the 18^th Lok Sabha, this was the first Budget Session and the Union Budget along with the Budget of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir was presented in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, 23^rd of July, 2024.

After the Presentation of the Budget, a General Discussion on the Union Budget was held in both Houses. This engaged the Lok Sabha for 27 Hours 19 minutes against the allotted 20 Hours and Rajya Sabha for 22 Hours 40 minutes against the allotted 20 Hours. General discussion on the Budget of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024-25 and discussion on Demands for Grants in respect of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir-2024-25 along with connected Appropriation Bill were also taken up together and passed in Lok Sabha along with General discussion on Union Budget for 2024-25 in Lok Sabha.

In Lok Sabha, Demands for Grants relating to Ministries of Railways, Education, Health and Family Welfare and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying were discussed and adopted individually. Thereafter rest of the Demands for Grants of the Ministries/ Departments were put to the vote of the House on Monday, the 5^th of August, 2024. The related Appropriation Bill was also introduced, considered and passed by Lok Sabha on 05.08.2024 itself. The Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2024 was considered and passed by Lok Sabha on the 6^th and 7^th August 2024.

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In the Rajya Sabha, the working of the Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and New and Renewable Energy were discussed. The Rajya Sabha returned the Appropriation Bills related to Demands for Grants for the year 2024-25 and Demands for Grants for the year 2024-25 in respect of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2024 on 08.08.2024.

Lok Sabha passed the Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 to provide for regulation and control of the design, manufacture, maintenance, possession, use, operation, sale, export and import of aircraft and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto on 09.08.2024.

Short Duration Discussions on “India’s preparedness for upcoming Olympic Games” and “Tragic incident of death of students in a coaching institute in Delhi due to alleged negligence of authorities” were taken up in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively.

Calling Attention motions regarding loss of lives and property due to landslides and floods in various parts of the country and the Situation arising out of a devastating landslide in Wayanad district in the State of Kerala were also taken up in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, respectively.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 has been sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee for examination on 09.08.2024

The productivity of Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, 2024 was approx. 136% and that of Rajya Sabha was approx 118%.

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List of Bills introduced in Lok Sabha/Rajya, Bills passed by Lok Sabha, Bills passed by Rajya Sabha, Bills passed by both Houses.

BILLS INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

The Finance (No.2) Bill, 2024
The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No.3) Bill, 2024
The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024
The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024
The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024
The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2024
The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024
The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024
The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024
The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024
The Bills of Lading Bill, 2024
The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024