Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix in Parliament on Monday, a day ahead of the Union Budget.
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said he hoped there would not be any discrimination against the state in the union budget as Karnataka is one of the biggest financial contributors to the Centre.
In a recent all-party meeting ahead of the upcoming budget session, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh highlighted a significant shift in the political landscape regarding special category status for states.
An all-party meeting is currently underway at the Parliament ahead of the commencement of the budget session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju is hosting the meeting, which is seeing attendance from a range of political leaders.
Ahead of the Budget session of parliament, Dr Harsh Mahajan, Chair of FICCI Health Services Committee and founder and chief radiologist of Mahajan Imaging and Labs, demanded government fulfil its 'promise' of spending 2.5 per cent of GDP on the healthcare sector.
Ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju will hold a meeting with the floor leaders of political parties in both the houses of the Parliament, Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs said in a press release.
Ahead of the Budget Session, Congress MP from Jorhat Gaurav Gogoi and deputy leader in the Lok Sabha on Monday hoped that the House would remain "impartial", adding that he does not "expect" anything from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the union government from the Budget.
The government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi should focus on adherence to fiscal prudence and continue on the fiscal consolidation path, suggested SBI Research ahead of the much-awaited full Budget for 2024-25 to be tabled on July 23 - the first Budget under Modi 3.0.