Economic Survey 2024/25

Nirmala Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2024-25, Parliament adjourned for the day

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on Friday, marking a key step ahead of the Union Budget for the fiscal year 2025-26, which will be presented the following day. After the Economic Survey’s presentation, both Houses of Parliament were adjourned for the day. The Economic Survey, a traditional pre-budget document, provides an in-depth analysis of the state of India’s economy. Prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Econo...

January 31, 2025 9:23 AM

Parliamentary Session: Waqf Amendment Act among 16 bills to be tabled in Budget Session

Sixteen Bills, including the Finance Bill 2025, amendments to the Waqf and Banking Regulations Act, and the merging of the Indian Railways and Indian Railways Board Acts, will be tabled in Parliament's Budget session, which begins on Friday with the Economic Survey 2024-25. Among the 13 others likely in this session are amendments to the Disaster Management and Oilfields (Regulation and Development) laws. Bills dealing with coastal and merchant shipping and another seeking to rename the Institu...