TN Assembly Budget Session From March 9: What are the topics to be discussed till April 9
Vignesh Suppian (Author) Published Date : Mar 03, 2020 11:48 ISTTamil Nadu
Upcoming Legislative Assembly Session:
Tamil Nadu assembly speaker P. Dhanapal yesterday, March 3, announced that the budget session would resume again on March 9 to end on April 9. It is to debate on the budget presented by finance and deputy CM O Panneerselvam on February 14. Now in this second budget session, also the demands for grants for various departments will be discussed in the assembly.
After the meeting of the BAC or business advisory committee yesterday, the speaker announced that the second budget session would start from March 9. It will continue on all working days except for Sunday and other government holidays.
The following are the assembly functions for the new assembly session to start from March 9
On March 9, there will be condolence messages for the DMK MLAs who died recently, including KPP Samy of Chennai Tiruvotriyur constituency and S.Kathavarayan of Gudiyattam. Also, on the same day, there will be obituary references to P. Chandran, who was a former MLA.
After no assembly on March 10, from March 11 continuously the various departments will be taken for the demand of grants and debates be made between the ruling party and the opposition including
| March 11 – Environment & forests |
| March 12- Higher education, youth welfare, and sports |
| March 13 – Energy, Prohibition & Excise |
| March 16 – Rural Development, municipal administration & water supply, panchayat raj, and special program implementation |
| March 17- Fisheries, Animal husbandry, personnel, and administrative reforms |
| March 18 – PWD, Highways, and minor ports |
| March 19 – Co-operation, food, and consumer protection |
| March 20- Law, courts, and prison |
| March 21 – Social welfare, nutritious meal program, the welfare of differently-abled, BC, MBC and minorities welfare |
| March 23- Housing and development |
| March 24 – Industries, micro, small and medium enterprises |
| March 24 – Industries, micro, small and medium enterprises |
| March 25 – Textiles, handlooms, handicraft, and khadi development |
| March 26 – Information & publicity, stationery, and printing |
| March 27 & 30 – Home department |
| March 30 – Commercial taxes and dairy development also |
| March 31 – Agriculture |
Apart from heated debates on the granting of demands for various departments, there could be arguments on CAA, NPR resolutions that are much expected by the people as brought in many other states. It is expected to happen on March 21 when the minority welfare debates occur. Also, on March 17, when the fisheries minister is to answer the questions of the opposition, there will be interesting debates on TNPSC. As minister of personnel administration, there will be more of a TNPSC fraud investigation, and their future course of action announced in the assembly.