Budget Session 2022: PM Modi likely to reply on Motion of Thanks to President's Address in Rajya Sabha today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in the ongoing Budget Session of the Parliament.

The debate on the motion of thanks to the President's Address in Rajya Sabha concluded on Monday. Forty members, including three women members, participated in the debate that lasted for 11 hours 25 minutes. With PM Modi's reply today, the total duration of debate will exceed 12 hours allocated by the Business Advisory Committee (BAC).

After Prime Minister's reply, the debate on the union budget for 2022-23 will begin for which 11 hours have been allotted. Earlier on Monday, the Prime Minister replied to the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address in the Lok Sabha.

PM Modi alleged that Congress was banking on its "divide and rule" policy and had become the leader of the "tukde tukde gang". Listing out the achievements of his government, PM said that India is poised to have 100 unicorns and some of them have the potential to be multi-national companies. 

The Prime Minister said that policies of government have spawned the growth of unicorns. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha last week clocked 100 percent productivity, with the Upper House making full use of the available time in the ongoing Budget session in the absence of any adjournments. 

The 2022 Budget Session of the Parliament commenced on January 31 with President Ram Nath Kovind's address. The first part of the budget session is being held from January 31 to February 11 and the second part will take place from March 14 to April 8.