Union Cabinet discusses agenda for brief Parliamentary session

July 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The union cabinet Thursday gave its approval to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Bill that, among other things, envisages 25 percent reservation for weaker sections in private schools. An official in the human resource development ministry told IANS: "The bill was approved by the previous government, (and) was put up before the new cabinet today and was okayed." The government plans to present the bill in the month-long budget session of the parliament that began Thursday and is on top of the human resource development ministry's agenda for the next 100 days.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet on Monday decided to hold the Budget session from July 2 to 7 while the General Budget will be presented on July 6. It was also decided that the Economy Survey would be presented on July 2.

June 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The union budget for 2009-10 would be presented on July 6 and the railways budget three days earlier on July 3. The schedule for the budget session of parliament was decided at a meeting of the union cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before his departure for the Russian city of Yekaterinburg to attend the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) and the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) summits.

June 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first session of Parliament will conclude today after Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will reply to the Motion of Thanks on the President's address.

June 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - President Pratibha Patil will address the joint parliamentary session of both Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha today. The President is also expected to unveil the government's agenda for the year ahead in tune with the policies and programmes of the ruling party and its allies.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for a "new beginning" as he entered Parliament House Monday for the first session of the 15th Lok Sabha and stressed on the importance of smooth parliamentary proceedings and respecting the opposition. We will make a new beginning - that parliament will be allowed to run smoothly, that dialogue, discussion and reason will prevail in our proceedings.

June 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for a "new beginning" as he entered parliament house Monday for the first session of the 15th Lok Sabha. He briefly addressed the media at the car park and said the new session should be a new avenue of parliamentary democracy and also called for a "new beginning".

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Union Cabinet will meet here today to discuss the agenda before the new government. Presided over by the Prime Minister Dr.

May 30th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The president's address to the joint session of parliament next week was finalised here Saturday at the first meeting of the cabinet after it was expanded Thursday. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired the meeting.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after taking oath as Prime Minister for the second term, Manmohan Singh called a meeting of the Union Cabinet today. According to sources, it is likely to take a decision on convening a Parliament session to enable new members to take oath.

May 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The first session of the 15th Lok Sabha will begin June 1. The decision was taken Saturday at the first meeting of the cabinet that was sworn in Friday.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will convene a meeting of the Union Cabinet in the national capital on Monday morning.

May 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Delhi Legislative Assembly's budget session would start from June 15 and end July 1, Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit said Monday. The state cabinet Monday recommended to Lieutenant Governor Tejendra Khanna to summon the budget session of the fourth legislative assembly from June 15.

March 2nd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi will Monday expand his cabinet Monday by inducting six parliamentary secretaries. The six to be sworn in as parliamentary secretaries are Lavjibhai Rajani (Mederda, Saurashtra), Yogesh Patel (Vadodara), Surendrasinh Chauhan (Mehandabad), Jayadrat Parmar (Halol), Harshad Vasava and Ishvarbhai Thakor (Rajpipla), sources in the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Gandhinagar said.

January 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The central government will present a vote on account on Feb 16, parliament officials said here Thursday. An interim railway budget would be prersented on Feb 13.