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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that the government is open for discussion on all issues in the Budget Session of Parliament.
“We all should make sure that in this session, we lay a strong foundation for this decade. This session will be focussed mainly on economic issues. I want that in both houses there are good debates on these issues. This is the first session of this decade. This budget will be for all and will empower the poor.”
The Budget Session of Parliament will commence with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament.
President Kovind will deliver a speech in the Central Hall of Parliament at 11 am. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will also chair a meeting of floor leaders of Rajya Sabha at his residence .
The government on January 31 will release the Economic Survey for 2019-2020 just a day before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2020-21 on February 1.
All eyes will be on the Economic Survey for the current fiscal, which is a detailed report card on the economic performance throughout the year.
