Parliament Budget session To Be Extended By A Day Till Feb 10: Minister

With the agenda items like the Finance Bill, budget discussion and demand for grants yet to be taken up by Parliament and the white paper also to be tabled, sources said it was considered necessary to extend the session's duration by a day.

The ongoing Budget session of Parliament is being extended by a day till Saturday, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said here, with the government set to table a 'white paper' comparing the state of the Indian economy before and after 2014, when the BJP came to power defeating the Congress.

The session, which began on January 31, was otherwise slated to end on February 9.

"Parliament's session will be extended by a day till Saturday," Mr Joshi said, while declining to elaborate on the agenda.