Budget Session 2026 begins 28 Jan in two phases till 2 Apr; Parliament to break and reconvene on 9 Mar

Parliament’s Budget Session 2026 begins on 28 January 2026 and will continue until 2 April 2026, with proceedings split into two phases, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced. The first phase is scheduled to conclude on 13 February, after which Parliament will break and then reconvene for the second phase on 9 March.

The Budget Session is the first parliamentary session in the calendar year and typically sets the tone for the government’s legislative and financial agenda. As per convention, it opens with the President’s address to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, after which the Houses take up key financial business, including scrutiny of demands for grants, as well as legislative items.

The session’s two-phase schedule is designed to accommodate the intensive budget-related workload, including debates on the annual financial statement, discussions on key policy priorities and the passage of supporting legislation. A mid-session break allows parliamentary committees and ministries to process feedback and prepare for the second-leg discussions and voting requirements.

In the run-up to the session, parties typically raise issues ranging from price rise and jobs to governance concerns and regional demands, while the government seeks cooperation to ensure smooth conduct of business and timely passage of financial measures. With the Budget Session running up to 2 April, lawmakers are expected to deal with both headline fiscal announcements and the fine print of allocations and policy changes that affect sectors and states.