The Budget session of the Parliament can be conducted between January 29 and to April 8, the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recommended on Tuesday.

The committee recommended that Part I of the Budget session may be held from January 29 to February 15, while Part II may be conducted from March 8 to April 8.

President Ram Nath Kovind would address the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on January 29, a Friday, and the Union Budget would be presented on February 1, sources said citing the CCPA recommendations.

All Covid-related protocols would be followed during the session, the sources said.

The final decision on the commencement of the session will be taken by the Union Cabinet of Ministers, they said.

The Centre had cancelled the Winter Session of the Parliament in December citing the coronavirus pandemic.

In a letter to the leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “Winter months are very crucial for managing the pandemic because of the recent spurt in cases during this period, particularly in Delhi. At present, we are in the middle of December and a Covid vaccine is expected very soon.”

The minister said he had informally contacted floor leaders of various political parties and “they have expressed their concerns about the ongoing pandemic and opined of doing away with winter session”.

“Government is willing to have the next session of Parliament at the earliest; it would be appropriate to have the budget session in January 2021 keeping in mind the unprecedented circumstances created by Covid-19 pandemic,” Joshi wrote.