Historical Data of Parliament: Year-wise Dates of General and Railway Budget Presentation and Time Taken in Discussion in Lok Sabha, since 1952
The dataset contains year-wise historically compiled data on the dates on which general and railway budget were presented in Lok Sabha and the time taken by Lok Sabha for discussion on general budget and demands for grants
Note:
From 2017, the Railway Budget has been merged with Union Budget
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Dataset - Historical Data of Parliament: Year-wise Dates of General and Railway Budget Presentation and Time Taken in Discussion in Lok Sabha, since 1952
Historical Data of Parliament: Year-wise Dates of General and Railway Budget Presentation and Time Taken in Discussion in Lok Sabha, since 1952
The dataset contains year-wise historically compiled data on the dates on which general and railway budget were presented in Lok Sabha and the time taken by Lok Sabha for discussion on general budget and demands for grants
Note:
From 2017, the Railway Budget has been merged with Union Budget
Rows: 581
Columns: 6
Time period: 1952 to 2025
Last Updated: 06 January 2026
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year
budget_type
category
dates_of_discussion
time_taken_for_discussion
notes
2025
General Budget
Presentation
Feb-01
2025
General Budget
General discussion
February 7, 10 & 11
16 hours 13 minutes
2025
General Budget
Discussion on Demands for Grants
March 17,18,19 & 21
24 hours 6 minues
2024
General Budget
Presentation
Jul-23
2024
General Budget
General discussion
July 24, 25, 26, 29 & 30
27 hours 19 minutes
2024
General Budget
Discussion on Demands for Grants
July 30, 31 and August 1,2 & 5
30 hours 20 minutes
2024
General Budget
Presentation
Feb-01
2024
General Budget
General discussion
07.02.2024
7 hours 6 minutes
2024
General Budget
Discussion on Demands for Grants
Discussed slong with Interim budget of UT of Jammu and Kashmir
The calendar year in which the budget discussion took place in the Rajya Sabha.
budget_type
String
2
581
The type of budget being discussed, such as the General Budget.
category
String
4
581
The stage of the budget proceedings, such as presentation, general discussion, or discussion on Demands for Grants.
dates_of_discussion
String
419
570
The date or dates on which the budget discussion was held in the Rajya Sabha.
time_taken_for_discussion
String
343
432
The total duration of the budget discussion, expressed in hours and minutes.
notes
String
37
76
Supplementary remarks or clarifications relating to the budget discussion.
Citation
Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. (2026). Historical Data of Parliament: Year-wise Dates of General and Railway Budget Presentation and Time Taken in Discussion in Lok Sabha, since 1952 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/53
