The Budget Session of Parliament will begin today with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint sitting of both the Houses.The Economic Survey will also be tabled today, while the Union Budget will be presented on Saturday.

The first phase of the session will conclude on 11th of next month while the second part of the session will begin from 2nd of March and will end on 3rd of April. Ahead of the session, Government on Thursday held an all-party meeting to ensure smooth functioning of both houses.

Talking to media after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, 45 bills are likely to come up during the Budget Session