The Aryavarth Express
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to table the Economic Survey 2025–26 in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, a day after the commencement of Parliament’s Budget Session.
Prepared by the Economic Division of the Department of Economic Affairs under the supervision of the Chief Economic Adviser, the Economic Survey offers a comprehensive assessment of the Indian economy. The document reviews key economic indicators for the 2025–26 financial year (April–March) and outlines the outlook for the upcoming fiscal.
As per the day’s agenda, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol will also lay documents related to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India (AERA). A statement reviewing the functioning of AERA, New Delhi, for the year 2024–25 will be presented before the House.
Proceedings in the Lok Sabha will begin with Question Hour, during which members will raise questions to be answered by the concerned ministers. This will be followed by the laying of papers on the Table by members of the Union Council of Ministers. While Sitharaman will table documents pertaining to the Ministry of Finance, Mohol will present papers related to the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
A key item on the agenda includes the formal laying of eight Bills that were passed by both Houses during the Sixth Session of the 18th Lok Sabha and have since received the President’s assent. These will be placed on the Table by the Secretary-General of the Lok Sabha.
The House will also see the presentation of the 13th Report of the Business Advisory Committee, to be laid by Kiren Rijiju and Kodikunnil Suresh. Additionally, Members of Parliament will raise issues of urgent public importance under Rule 377.
The Budget Session, which began on Wednesday, will have 30 sittings spread over 65 days and is scheduled to conclude on April 2. A recess has been planned from February 13 to March 9 to allow Standing Committees to scrutinise the Demands for Grants.
