Parliament Budget Session 2025: House resumes today; reports and bills to be presented

The second half of Parliament’s Budget Session for 2025 resumes today, with several ministers set to lay papers on the table. Both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will witness the presentation of various standing committee reports and legislative proposals.

In the Lok Sabha, members Biplab Kumar Debshri and Jai Prakash will present the First Report of the Committee on Absence of Members from the sittings of the House. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and BJP MP Saumitra Khan will lay reports from the Standing Committee on Home Affairs, covering government action on prison conditions, infrastructure, and reforms, as well as the Demands for Grants for the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER) for the financial year 2025-26. Similar reports will be presented in the Rajya Sabha by Dr. Radha Mohan Agrawal and Ajay Makan.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a statement outlining the Supplementary Demands for Grants – Second Batch for 2024-25. She will also lay statements detailing the estimated receipts and expenditures for the state of Manipur for 2025, along with Supplementary Demands for Grants for the state for the financial year 2024-25.

Home Minister Amit Shah is set to introduce a bill seeking to establish the Institute of Rural Management Anand as a university, to be named “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University, which will be designated as an institution of national importance. The proposed university aims to provide technical and management education in the cooperative sector, promote research and development, and strengthen the cooperative movement in India in alignment with the vision of “Sahkar Se Samriddhi.” The bill will be moved for consideration and passage.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal will introduce a bill to formalize the transfer of rights of suit and liabilities to consignees named in a bill of lading. The proposed legislation seeks to clarify the transfer of property rights in goods mentioned in such documents through consignment or endorsement, ensuring a legally sound framework for transactions.