Both Houses of Parliament prorogued

New Delhi, Mar 31 (KNN) President of India has prorogued both the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.

It is rare for the Budget session of Parliament to be prorogued. The first half of the Budget session began on February 23 and went into a 40-day recess on March 16. The second half of the session was to reconvene on April 25 and continue until May 13.

Rajya Sabha whose 238th Session commenced on February 23, 2016 has prorogued on March 30,2016 while the 16th Lok Sabha whose 7th Session also commenced on the same was prorogued on March 29,2016. 

As per the schedule of Budget session of Parliament announced earlier, both the Houses were to resume the Session on April 25,2016 after recess from March 17 till April 24, 2016 for the meetings of the Department Related Standing Committees for examining the Demands for Grants for 2016-17 of various ministries. 

The Budget session of Parliament as per the earlier schedule was to conclude on May 13,2016. (With PIB Inputs)