Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with his Budget team leaves for Rashtrapati Bhavan in this file photo. Pradeep Gaur/Mint
New Delhi: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will present his first full-year budget on February 28 for the 2015/16 fiscal year, a government official said on Wednesday.
The budget session of Parliament will begin on February 23, the railway budget will be presented on February 26 and the Economic Survey the next day.
The first part of the budget session will end on March 20. The second part will commence after a month-long recess on April 20 and the session will conclude on May 8, officials said.
Parliamentary committees will examine demands for grants of various ministries during the recess. The motion of thanks to the President’s address will be debated on February 24 and 25.
