Friends,
The Union Budget 2012-13 is now scheduled on March 16, 2012. The Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee , will present the Union Budget. The resheduling of this date is due to Assembly Elections in five States. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), under Mr Mukherjee, met on Tuesday and recommended to the President that the Budget Session of Parliament be convened from March 12. The first part of the session will end on March 30. Both Houses will re-assemble on April 24, and the session will continue till May 22. The President's address will be on March 12, the Rail budget on March 14 and the Union Budget on March 16.
