KATHMANDU: The budget session of the Federal Parliament is set to begin on Monday, with the government’s annual policy and program also scheduled to be presented on the same day.
According to Parliament Secretariat spokesperson Ekram Giri, President Ramchandra Paudel will address a joint sitting of both houses of the Federal Parliament in accordance with Article 95 of the Constitution. The policy and program will be presented at 4:00 PM.
The constitutional provision states that after the commencement of the first session following a general election of the House of Representatives and at the start of each annual session, the President addresses a joint meeting of both houses.
Lawmakers of both the House of Representatives and the National Assembly have been requested to be present at the joint session by 3:45 PM.
Before the joint sitting, separate meetings of both houses will be held at 2:00 PM. In the House of Representatives, the agenda includes informing members about the presidential call for the session, updates from the President’s Office regarding changes in the Council of Ministers, nomination of members to chair the sitting in the absence of the Speaker, approval of the ordinance to remove legislative obstacles under Rule 260 of the House Rules 2079, and presentation of the draft House Rules.
Similarly, eight ordinances issued by the government, including the Public Procurement (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2083, Ordinance on Special Provisions for Removal from Public Office 2083, and Constitutional Council (Functions, Duties, Powers and Procedures) First Amendment Ordinance 2083, will be tabled.
These ordinances will also be presented in the National Assembly.
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