Question Hour To Make A Return In Budget Session Of Parliament Question Hour To Make A Return In Budget Session Of Parliament The Union budget will be presented in parliament on February 1. The budget session will be conducted in two parts
Updated: January 19, 2021 6:09 pm IST
The Union budget will be presented in parliament on February 1 (File)
New Delhi:
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday listed the rules that need to be followed for the budget session of parliament, which is starting on January 29. He said the Houses will have staggered sittings like that in the monsoon session to ensure social distancing among members of parliament. The Question Hour, which was cancelled in the September session, will be allowed for a fixed duration of one hour, he added.
No more food subsidy at Parliament canteen: LS Speaker Om Birla
New Delhi
From the upcoming Parliament session beginning this month-end, there will be no food subsidy at the Parliament canteen.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday announced the new move, saying Food subsidy at Parliament canteen has been completely removed . Birla made the announcement addressing the media ahead of the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament scheduled to begin from January 29.
Sources said the savings could add up to almost Rs17 crore annually with the removal of subsidised food at the Parliament canteen.
In the winter session of Parliament in 2019, Birla mooted a suggestion for it and the Members of Parliament unanimously decided to not avail of any subsidy at the Parliament canteen.
District collector A Md Imtiaz felicitates Rishitha on Friday
VIJAYAWADA: City girl Rishitha Jaladi’s address at the National Youth Parliament Festival (NYPF) has received praise from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A final year BSc student of Maris Stella College, Rishitha created ripples at NYPF held in New Delhi, by moving a proposal to give money to all citizens of the country in an effort to end poverty.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union sports and youth affairs minister Kiren Rijiju and several senior officials present at the meeting applauded the presentation made by Rishitha. Rishitha is also the first attendee from Andhra Pradesh at the NYPF. “Delighted to hear Rishitha J from AP who spoke about eradication of poverty by emphasising on skill development and entrepreneurship,” tweeted the Prime Minister.
PM Narendra Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a fresh attack on dynastic succession and sense of entitlement in the country’s politics, saying it is a menace and new form of dictatorship, which needs to be uprooted for which youth of the country could play the most vital role.
“Some necessary changes in politics are yet to happen. Dynastic politics, which is the biggest enemy of democracy, is still flourishing. Dominance of dynastic succession in politics is the biggest enemy of the country, which needs to be rooted out,” the Prime Minister said.
Exhorting the youth, the PM, who was addressing the valedictory function of the National Youth Parliament Festival, organised at the Central Hall of Parliament on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda, said, “It is true that the days of those winning polls by virtue of surnames are numbered but the disease of dynasty in politics is not over completely.”