Naidu calls for reports on Demands for Grants before Budget approval

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New Delhi : Chairman of Rajya Sabha M Venkaiah Naidu on January 31, 2020, suggested to all the concerned to ensure submission of reports on Demands for Grants of various Ministries by the Department Related Standing Committees (DRSCs) well before the Budget is approved by the Parliament.

Elaborating on this, Naidu said submission of such reports later would not give time to the Government to consider the recommendations made by DRSCs in respect of various ministries. Naidu spoke on the need for timely submission of reports at a meeting of leaders of various parties and groups in Rajya Sabha, at his residence, on January 31 on the occasion of the Budget Session that commenced the same day, according to a PIB release.

Naidu urged the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs to talk to all concerned including Chairmen of various Committees regarding timely submission of reports on Demands for Grants and further said that he would also speak to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in this regard. The leaders who attended the meeting welcomed the suggestion of Naidu.

Naidu reminded the leaders of the good work done by the Rajya Sabha during the last two Sessions in terms of the productivity and quality of debates and urged them to ensure the same positive momentum during the Budget Session. He said that Budget Session offers ample opportunities to raise and discuss all issues of wider public concern during the long debates on the Motion of Thanks to the President for his Address to the Joint Session and the Budget discussion. He also advised leaders to ensure that Members belonging to respective parties come prepared to make effective contribution to the debates in the House.

Voicing his concern over inadequate attendance during the proceedings of the House and at the meetings of various committees, Naidu urged the leaders of various parties to ensure attendance by their Members. He noted that a situation of lack of quorum should not arise as it reflects poorly on the functioning of legislatures.