Punjab Govt to present Budget on 10 March

Punjab Government will present its Budget for the financial year 2023-24- on 10 March as the Budget Session of 16th Punjab Vidhan Sabha will be held from March 3rd to 24 March.
This was decided at a Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister here at his office in Punjab Civil Secretariat I.
Disclosing the details a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the Cabinet authorized the Governor to convene the session, as per Article 174 of the Constitution of India.
As per the schedule, the Budget Session will commence on 3 March at 10 am with Governor’s address followed by obituary references at 2 pm. On 6 March the motion of thanks and discussion on Governor’s Address will take place at 10 am till the conclusion of the same. The Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year 2021-22, presentation of supplementary grants for year 2022-23 and Appropriation bill on supplementary demands for grants for year 2022-23 will be held on 7 March, followed by legislative business.
Non official business will be held on 9 March and Budget estimates for the year 2023-24 will be presented before the House on March 10th followed by general discussion on the budget. General discussion on the Budget estimates for the year 2023-24 will resume at 10 AM on 11 March till its conclusion and voting. Non-official business will be conducted at 10 am on 22 March, followed by legislative business on March 24th after which the house will be adjourned sine-die.