The Aryavarth Express
New Delhi: As the second phase of Parliament’s Budget Session continues, Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Suresh Gopi is scheduled to make a statement in the Lok Sabha on the action taken regarding the recommendations of the 357th report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture.
The report focuses on the development of niche tourism segments, including spiritual tourism, theme-based tourist circuits, and the promotion of potential tourist destinations under the Ministry of Tourism.
According to the official list of business, the Lok Sabha will meet at 11 am on Monday. The House will take up several important matters, including discussions on the Union Budget 2026–27 and the tabling of multiple standing committee reports.
Several Union Ministers will also lay official papers on the table of the House. These include Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for the Ministry of Culture, Jayant Chaudhary and Sukanta Majumdar for the Ministry of Education, Pankaj Chaudhary for the Ministry of Finance, Kirti Vardhan Singh for the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Raksha Nikhil Khadse for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Harsh Malhotra for the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Members of various parliamentary standing committees will also present reports. From the Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, Anil Baluni and M. K. Vishnu Prasad will present reports related to Demands for Grants for 2026–27, covering the Ministries of Communications and Electronics and Information Technology.
Reports from the Standing Committee on Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution will be tabled by Indra Hang Subba and Rajmohan Unnithan, focusing on Demands for Grants linked to the Department of Consumer Affairs and the Department of Food and Public Distribution.
Meanwhile, Faggan Singh Kulaste and Lalji Verma from the Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice will present several reports concerning grants for departments including Personnel and Training, Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare, Justice, Legislative Affairs, and Legal Affairs.
Under the second stage of the Union Budget process, the House will also hold discussions and voting on Demands for Grants for the financial year 2026–27 for the Ministries of Railways and Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
The session began amid political tensions, including the rejection of a no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and continued protests by opposition parties demanding a discussion on the reported “LPG crisis” linked to the escalating West Asia conflict.
Separately, sources said that MPs from the Trinamool Congress submitted notices on March 13 in both Houses seeking the removal of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha secretariats are currently examining the notices to ensure they comply with procedural requirements.
The second phase of the Budget Session will continue until April 2. The session began on January 28 with the President’s address and includes 30 sittings over 65 days, focusing primarily on legislative business and the passage of the Union Budget 2026–27.
