The second part of the Parliament’s budget session begins on Monday with the Opposition set to corner the government on a range of issues, including rising unemployment, a reduction in the interest rate on employees’ provident funds and the evacuation of Indians stranded in war-hit Ukraine.
Top on the government’s agenda would be getting Parliament’s approval to the budgetary proposals and presentation of the budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in today’s session presented a Rs 1.42-lakh-crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2022-23, amid opposition accusations that the government was rushing the proposals through Parliament. She also moved a motion seeking to suspend certain rules to allow the House to take up the discussion and debates on the issue on the same day. Subsequently, in the second half of today’s session, Ms. Sitharaman replied to the questions raised by Lok Sabha Members who debated the J&K budget.
