Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 29: The Budget Session of Parliament is set to begin from January 31.
During the first two days of the Budget Session, there will be no Zero Hour or Question Hour in both Houses of Parliament.
On January 31, President Ram Nath Kovind will address both Houses in the Central Hall, kicking off the Budget Session of Parliament.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will release a paperless Union budget for the year 2022-23 on February 1 at 11 a.m.
There will be no Zero and Question Hour for both Houses due to the events of these two days.
A Parliament bulletin reads, “There shall be no ‘Zero Hour’ on January 31 and February 1, 2022. Members are informed that owing to the address of the President, during the first two days of the 8th session of the 17th Lok Sabha, there will be no ‘Zero Hour’ on January 31 and February 1, 2022.”
“Members are informed that matters of urgent public importance raised during ‘Zero Hour’ will be taken up from February 2, 2022. However, it is for information of members that, to raise matters of urgent public importance during ‘Zero Hour’ on Wednesday, February 2, 2022, they may table notices on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, between 10:00 hours and 18:00 hours either online through e-portal or manually in the Parliamentary Notice Office,” it added.
Question Hour and Zero Hour are held every day for 60 minutes, according to Parliamentary Rules and Procedures.
Question Hour is held at the commencement of the day’s activities in the Lok Sabha, from 11 a.m. to noon, and is followed by Zero Hour.
Zero Hour begins at 11 a.m. in the Rajya Sabha, followed by Question Hour at 12 p.m.
