The Budget session of Parliament begins today. The first phase of the session will commence with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint session of both the houses. The Economic Survey will also be tabled today. The Budget will be presented on Thursday.<br/>'<br/>During the session, the government is expected to give a fresh push for passage of the Triple Talaq legislation and a bill seeking constitutional status for the OBC commission.<br/>'<br/>The first part of the session will continue till the 9th of next month.<br/>'<br/>After a recess of nearly a month, the session will resume on 5th March and go on till 6th April.<br/>'<br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to political parties to extend their full cooperation to make the session productive. His appeal came during the all party meeting convened by the government last evening ahead of the session. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar quoted Mr Modi as saying that the budget session is important and the government pays much attention to the suggestions emerging from the all-party meet. He said, the government is ready to discuss any issue in Parliament.<br/>'<br/>Mr Kumar also expressed the hope that the Triple Talaq Bill will be passed in this session. He said, the government will persuade all parties to pass the bill in the Rajya Sabha unanimously.<br/>'<br/>Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sudip Bandyopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress were among those who attended the meeting.<br/>'<br/>Later, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also held an all-party meet to ensure smooth transaction of business in the House. She said, all parties have assured to extend cooperation for the smooth functioning of the session.<br/>'<br/>All India Radio will broadcast President Kovind's address to both the Houses of Parliament from 11 AM onwards. The live broadcast will be relayed by all capital AIR stations and all FM Rainbow channels. In case the live broadcast goes beyond 12:30, national regional news bulletins will be rescheduled.<br/>

The Budget session of Parliament begins today. The first phase of the session will commence with President Ram Nath Kovind's address to a joint session of both the houses. The Economic Survey will also be tabled today. The Budget will be presented on Thursday.<br/>'<br/>During the session, the government is expected to give a fresh push for passage of the Triple Talaq legislation and a bill seeking constitutional status for the OBC commission.<br/>'<br/>The first part of the session will continue till the 9th of next month.<br/>'<br/>After a recess of nearly a month, the session will resume on 5th March and go on till 6th April.<br/>'<br/>Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed to political parties to extend their full cooperation to make the session productive. His appeal came during the all party meeting convened by the government last evening ahead of the session. Briefing reporters after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar quoted Mr Modi as saying that the budget session is important and the government pays much attention to the suggestions emerging from the all-party meet. He said, the government is ready to discuss any issue in Parliament.<br/>'<br/>Mr Kumar also expressed the hope that the Triple Talaq Bill will be passed in this session. He said, the government will persuade all parties to pass the bill in the Rajya Sabha unanimously.<br/>'<br/>Union Ministers Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav and Sudip Bandyopadhyay of the Trinamool Congress were among those who attended the meeting.<br/>'<br/>Later, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan also held an all-party meet to ensure smooth transaction of business in the House. She said, all parties have assured to extend cooperation for the smooth functioning of the session.<br/>'<br/>All India Radio will broadcast President Kovind's address to both the Houses of Parliament from 11 AM onwards. The live broadcast will be relayed by all capital AIR stations and all FM Rainbow channels. In case the live broadcast goes beyond 12:30, national regional news bulletins will be rescheduled.<br/>