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Updated May 31st, 2019 at 21:21 IST

Union Budget on July 5, Budget session and Speaker election dates out: All details here

Union Minister for Environment Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced that the PM Narendra Modi led cabinet had decided that the Parliament session for the budget will be held from June 17, 2019 to June 26, 2019. 

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Union Minister for Environment Prakash Javadekar on Friday announced that the PM Narendra Modi led cabinet had decided that the Parliament session for the budget will be held from June 17, 2019 to June 26, 2019. 

The decision was taken during the Modi government's first cabinet meeting after taking the oath.

The Budget will be presented on July 5, 2019, the Union Minister announced.

He said that the election for the Speaker will be June 19. President Ram Nath Kovind will address a joint session on June 20.

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Earlier on Friday, PM Narendra Modi and his cabinet of ministers held the first ever meeting at South Block in Secretariat building. Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar and Jitender Singh Tomar will hold a media briefing at 7.30 pm about the cabinet meeting. 

The decision of extending the PM-Kisan Yojana's periphery was taken on Friday. Under this scheme, households with agricultural landholdings smaller than two hectares or five acres are eligible to receive Rs 6,000 annually as direct benefit transfers from the Centre.

The cabinet also decided the pension scheme for small traders and shopkeepers.

PM Narendra Modi's government took another big decision amid its first-ever cabinet meeting. The very first decision of the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi on assuming his office has been to enhance the rate of scholarship and include State Police Personnel in the Prime Minister’s Scholarship Scheme’ under the National Defence Fund. 

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Published May 31st, 2019 at 21:21 IST

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