Both Houses adjourned sine die

New Delhi, Aug 9: The Budget Session 2024 of Parliament which commenced on July 22, 2024, was adjourned sine die on Friday.

After the constitution of the 18th Lok Sabha, this was the first Budget Session and the Union Budget along with the J&K Budget was presented in Lok Sabha on July 23, 2024.

After the presentation of the Budget, a general discussion on the Union Budget was held in both the Houses.

This engaged the Lok Sabha for 27 hours and 19 minutes against the allotted 20 hours and the Rajya Sabha for 22 hours and 40 minutes against the allotted 20 hours.

General discussion on the J&K Budget for 2024-25 and discussion on Demands for Grants in respect of J&K for 2024-25 along with connected Appropriation Bill were also taken up together and passed in the Lok Sabha along with general discussion on Union Budget for 2024-25 in Lok Sabha.

In Lok Sabha, Demands for Grants relating to Ministries of Railways, Education, Health and Family Welfare and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying were discussed and adopted individually.

Thereafter rest of the Demands for Grants of the Ministries and Departments were put to the vote of the House on Monday, August 5, 2024.

The related Appropriation Bill was also introduced, considered and passed by Lok Sabha on August 5, 2024.

The Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024 was considered and passed by Lok Sabha on August 6 and 7, 2024.

In the Rajya Sabha, the working of the Ministries of Housing and Urban Affairs, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and New and Renewable Energy were discussed.

The Rajya Sabha returned the Appropriation Bills related to Demands for Grants for the year 2024-25 and Demands for Grants for the year 2024-25 in respect of J&K and the Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024 on August 8, 2024.

Lok Sabha passed the Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 to provide for regulation and control of the design, manufacture, maintenance, possession, use, operation, sale, export and import of aircraft and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto on August 9, 2024.

Short Duration Discussions on India’s preparedness for upcoming Olympic Games and tragic incident of the death of students in a coaching institute in Delhi due to alleged negligence of authorities were taken up in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Calling Attention motions regarding loss of lives and property due to landslides and floods in various parts of the country and situations arising out of devastating landslide in Wayanad district in Kerala were also taken up in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024 was sent to the Joint Parliamentary Committee for examination on August 9, 2024.

The productivity of Lok Sabha during the Budget Session, 2024 was approximately 136 percent and that of Rajya Sabha was approx 118 percent.

Legislative business transacted during the 2nd session of the 18th Lok Sabha and the 265th session of the Rajya Sabha

Bills Introduced In Lok Sabha

The Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024

The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2024

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

The Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of the State of Goa Bill, 2024

The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2024

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2024

The Banking Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024

The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024

The Bills of Lading Bill, 2024

The Railways (Amendment) Bill, 2024

Bills Introduced In Rajya Sabha

The Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill, 2024

The Boilers Bill, 2024

Bills Passed By Lok Sabha

The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2024

The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2024

The Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024

The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024

Bills Passed By Rajya Sabha

The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2024

The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2024, as passed by Lok Sabha

The Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024

Bills Passed By Both Houses Of Parliament

The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation (No 3) Bill, 2024

The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2024, as passed by Lok Sabha

The Finance (No 2) Bill, 2024

Bills Withdrawn In Rajya Sabha

The Waqf Properties (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants), Bill, 2014