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Budget Session, 2025 of Parliament adjourns sine-die
The Budget Session 2025 of Parliament, which commenced on 31 January 2025, adjourned sine die on 4 of April 2025. In between, both Houses were adjourned for recess on 13 of February 2025 to reassemble on 10 of March 2025 to enable Department-related Standing Committees to examine and report on the Demands for Grants relating to various Ministries/Departments.
The Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Shri Kiren Rijiju held a press conference after the end of the Budget Session, 2025. Shri Rijiju informed that the first part of the Budget Session yielded a total of 9 sittings of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. In the second part of the Session, there were 17 sittings of both Houses.
This being the first Session of the year, the President addressed both Houses of Parliament on 31st of January, 2025. Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address in Lok Sabha was moved by Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri and seconded by Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad. 173 Members participated in the discussion.
In Rajya Sabha it was moved by Smt. Kiran Choudhary and seconded by Shri Neeraj Shekhar. 73 Members participated in the debate. The Motions of Thanks on President’s Address were discussed and adopted after reply from the Prime Minister by the two Houses during the first part of the Session.
The Union Budget for 2025-26 was presented on 1 of February 2025. A General Discussion on the Union Budget was held in both Houses in the first part of the Session. 169 Members took part in the debate and in Rajya Sabha 89 Members participated in the discussion.
In the Rajya Sabha the working of the Ministries of Education, Railways, Health & Family Welfare and Home Affairs were discussed. As such the entire Financial Business was completed in the Houses of Parliament before 31st of March, 2025.
After the presentation of the report of the Joint Committee, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed, which seeks to focus on improving the management of waqf properties, empowerment of stakeholders relevant to management of waqf properties, improving the efficiency in survey, registration and case disposal process, and development of waqf properties. While the core purpose remains to manage waqf properties, the aim is to implement modern and scientific methods for better governance.” The Mussalman Wakf Act, 1923 was also repealed.
During this Session a total of 11 Bills were introduced. 16 Bills were passed by Lok Sabha and 14 Bills were passed/returned by Rajya Sabha. Total number of Bills passed by both Houses of Parliament is 16. The productivity of Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, 2025 was approx. 118% and that of Rajya Sabha was approx. 119%.
BILLS PASSED BY BOTH HOUSES
–The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2025
–The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2025
–The Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2025
–The Appropriation Bill, 2025
–The Manipur Appropriation (Vote on Account) Bill, 2025
–The Manipur Appropriation Bill, 2025
–The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025
–The Boilers Bill, 2025
–The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025
–The Appropriation Bill (3), 2025
–The Finance Bill, 2025.
–The “Tribhuvan” Sahkari University Bill, 2025
–The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025
–The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025.
–The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025
–The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025.