Budget Session begins with President's address

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 22:18 [IST]

New Delhi, Feb 23 (UNI) The Budget Session of Parliament began today with the address of President A P J Abdul Kalam to a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

The Railway Budget will be presented in Parliament on Monday which would be followed by the Economic Survey the next day and the General Budget on February 28.

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