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Budget session of Parliament begins Last Updated : 31 Jan 2017 01:53:12 PM IST President Pranab Mukherjee addressed Budget session of Parliament
The budget session of Parliament began with President Pranab Mukherjee's addressed to members of both the houses.
As the Budget session 2017 began, President Pranab Mukherjee addressed joint session of Parliament.
He arrived at the Parliament House in a traditional coach-and-six from Rashtrapati Bhavan to address the joint sitting of Parliament.
Reviving the old tradition of arriving in Parliament in a buggy, Mukherjee was accompanied by the horse-mounted President's Bodyguard.
On his arrival at Parliament, the President went to the central hall in the traditional procession along with Vice President Hamid Ansari, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh."This is a historic session heralding the advancement of the budget cycle and merger of the railway budget with general budget for the first time in independent India," said Mukherjee addressing members of both the houses.
"We gather once again to celebrate democracy and cherished value and culture that has prospered through out the long history of our country. A culture that guides my governmnet towards 'sabka saath sabka vikas'," he added.
The budget will be presented on Wednesday.
The session will take a break from February 9, reconvene on March 9 and end on April 12.- 12:30 : Four decade old demand of OROP has been fulfilled: President Pranab Mukherjee
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- 11:43 : By the year end, all the meter gauge tracks in the North East will be converted into broad gauge lines, President said
- 11:32 : Three crore Kisan Credit Cards will be converted into RUPAY debit cards soon, President added.
- 11:31 : My Government has taken various steps to transform the lives of our farmers, says Pranab Mukherjee
- 11:31 : President Pranab Mukherjee addresses lawmakers as Budget Session 2017 begins
- 11:31 : The revision of Maternity Benefit Act will support pregnant women at the workplace: Pranab
- 11:30 : The 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme is yielding encouraging results
- 11:29 : PV Sindhu, Sakshi Malik, Deepa illustrate strength of our women at Rio Olympics, says Pranab Mukherjee.
- 11:29 : Pranab Mukherjee addressing joint session of Parliament
- 11:28 : My Govt is making 'naari shakti' an integral part of our development journey: Pranab
- 11:28 : Soaring prices of pulses was matter of great concern and its now under control with proactive steps by the govt
- 11:27 : My Govt has taken various steps to transform the lives of our farmers says Pranab Mukherjee
- 11:27 : Over Rs 2 Lakh Crore has been provided through 5.6 crore loans sanctioned under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
- 11:26 : Voluntary giving up of LPG subsidy has helped the poor: President Pranab Mukherjee added
- 11:26 : Govt committed to growth, 'sabka saath sabka vikaas': President said
- 11:25 : Janashakti has transformed Swachh Bharat Mission into a jan-andolan: Pranab Mukherjee
- 11:25 : The ideal of 'saha na vavatu, saha nau bhunaktu' has inspired our civilisation from time immemorial: Pranab said
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