The Budget Session of the Indian Parliament will begin today, with President Droupadi Murmu delivering a joint address to both the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha at 11 am. The session, the final before the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in April-May, is expected to feature eight sittings spread over ten days.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to introduce the interim budget on Thursday (February 1). The proceedings of both Houses will begin half an hour after the President`s address, with the Secretary Generals placing copies of the address on their respective tables, per an ANI report.