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Parliament Votes on Key Appropriation Bill and Supplementary Grants Today

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to introduce and move the Appropriation Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha to authorize further government spending for the financial year. The House will also hold discussions and votes on Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26 and Demand for Grants for the Railways and Agriculture ministries for 2026-27. Several ministers, including S Jaishankar and Arjun Ram Meghwal, will lay official papers and make statements on legislative business. The proceedings occur amid Opposition protests over LPG shortages, with the session focused on essential budget and legislative work until April 2.

Key Points: Lok Sabha Votes on Appropriation Bill 2026, Supplementary Grants

  • Appropriation Bill 2026 introduction
  • Voting on Supplementary Demands for Grants
  • Discussion on Railways & Agriculture budgets
  • Private Members' Bills on MSP, lynching, reservations
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Parliament budget session: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to move Appropriation Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha, House to vote on grants

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman moves Appropriation Bill 2026 in Lok Sabha. House to vote on supplementary grants for railways, agriculture.

"The Bill seeks to authorise the payment and appropriation of certain further sums from the Consolidated Fund of India - Official Bulletin"

New Delhi, March 13

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to move the Appropriation Bill, 2026, for introduction, consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha today, according to the List of Business.

The Bill seeks to authorise the payment and appropriation of certain further sums from the Consolidated Fund of India for the services of the financial year 2025-26. The Finance Minister will seek the leave of the House to introduce the Bill and subsequently move that it be taken into consideration and passed, subject to the voting of the Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2025-26.

The House will also take up further discussion and voting on the Supplementary Demands for Grants (Second Batch) for 2025-26. As part of the Union Budget process, the Lok Sabha is scheduled to hold discussion and voting on the Demand for Grants under the control of the Ministry of Railways and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare for the financial year 2026-27.

Meanwhile, several ministers will lay official papers on the Table of the House. These include External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Prataprao Jadhav, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Anupriya Patel and Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth.

Minister of State Anupriya Patel is scheduled to make a statement correcting an earlier reply given in the House regarding GST for the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination. Further, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal will make a statement outlining the government's legislative business for the week commencing March 16.

Later in the day, the Lok Sabha will take up Private Members' Business, where several MPs are expected to introduce legislative proposals, including Bills on minimum support price guarantee for farmers, prevention of mob lynching, welfare of fishermen, regulation of tour operators, rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits, and reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the private sector.

The parliamentary proceedings come amid protests by the INDIA bloc leaders led by Rahul Gandhi over reports of a nationwide LPG shortage linked to the escalating conflict in West Asia, with the Opposition demanding a discussion on the issue in Parliament.

The second phase of the Budget session is scheduled to go up to April 2, during which essential legislative business and the Union Budget 2026-27 are expected to be addressed primarily. The session, which began on January 28 with the President's address to a joint sitting of the two Houses, comprises 30 sittings over 65 days up until April 2.

- ANI

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Priya S
Good to see the Private Members' Business includes bills on MSP guarantee and mob lynching prevention. These are long-pending issues that need serious legislative attention, beyond the usual budget discussions.
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Aman W
While the budget process is important, the opposition raising the LPG shortage is valid. Common people are facing real problems with cylinder prices and availability. Parliament should discuss this urgently, not just focus on bills.
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Sarah B
The statement correcting the GST reply on the Foreign Medical Graduate Exam is a positive step. Transparency in parliamentary replies is essential. Hope this sets a precedent for accuracy.
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Vikram M
ज़रूरी काम चल रहा है। Appropriation Bill and grants for railways and agriculture are the backbone of the economy. Hope the discussion is productive and not disrupted by protests. The rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits is also a very important issue on the list.
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Kavya N
A bill for reservation in the private sector? That's a massive step if it gets introduced. Will be very interesting to see the debate on that. The session seems packed with substantive work for a change.

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