The Budget Session of Parliament, which began on January 31, officially concluded on Friday as both Houses were adjourned sine die. The Lok Sabha reconvened at 12 noon following a brief adjournment prompted by remarks from Congress leader Sonia Gandhi. Speaker Om Birla delivered his valedictory address, highlighting the legislative achievements and high productivity of the session before closing proceedings for the term.
“This session has been remarkable in many ways,” said Speaker Birla. “The House passed several key bills and achieved a productivity rate of 118 per cent.” He informed members that the session included 26 sittings and saw widespread participation: 173 MPs engaged in the discussion on the Motion of Thanks to President Droupadi Murmu’s address, while 169 members contributed to the Union Budget debate.
Birla added that 10 government bills were reintroduced, and a total of 16 bills were passed. Notably, a record 202 members raised matters of public importance during Zero Hour till April 3.
However, the final day wasn’t without controversy. A tense moment unfolded when Opposition members erupted in slogans following Speaker Birla’s response to Sonia Gandhi’s statement during the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting. Gandhi had alleged that the Waqf Amendment Bill was passed forcefully, bulldozing parliamentary procedures. Reacting sharply, Birla said, “Her remarks were unfortunate and against the dignity of the House.” His comments drew immediate dissent from Opposition benches but did not deter the Speaker from delivering his concluding speech.
Key Legislation Passed During Budget Session 2025
Some of the prominent bills passed during this session include:
- Waqf Amendment Bill / Mussalman Wakf (Repeal) Bill, 2025
- Finance Bill, 2025
- Immigration and Foreigners Bill
- Railways Amendment Bill
- The Boilers Bill, 2024
- Banking Law (Amendment) Bill
- The Coastal Shipping Bill
- The Merchant Shipping Bill
- Protection of Interest in Aircraft Objects Bill, 2025
- Tribhuvan Cooperative University Bill, 2025
- Disaster Management (Amendment) Bill
- Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill
- Transport Bill (Bill of Lading)
- The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill, 2024
- Readjustment of Representation of Scheduled Tribes in Assembly Constituencies of Goa Bill
The session was divided into two parts: the first spanned from January 31 to February 13, and the second resumed on March 10. Despite political friction, the government succeeded in securing approval for multiple key legislations, cementing this Budget Session as one of the most productive in recent history.
