Historical Data of Parliament: Year-wise Dates of General and Railway Budget Presentation and Time Taken in Discussion in Rajya Sabha, since 1952
The dataset contains year-wise historically compiled data on the dates on which general and railway budget were presented in Rajya Sabha and the time taken by Rajya 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 Rajya Sabha, since 1952
Historical Data of Parliament: Year-wise Dates of General and Railway Budget Presentation and Time Taken in Discussion in Rajya Sabha, since 1952
The dataset contains year-wise historically compiled data on the dates on which general and railway budget were presented in Rajya Sabha and the time taken by Rajya Sabha for discussion on general budget and demands for grants
Note:
From 2017, the Railway Budget has been merged with Union Budget
Rows: 390
Columns: 6
Time period: 1952 to 2025
Last Updated: 06 January 2026
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year
budget_type
category
dates_of_discussion
discussion_duration
notes
2025
General Budget
Consideration of Appropriation Bill relating to Demands for Grants
27.03.2025
5 hours 30 minutes
Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill taken up together
2025
General Budget
Consideration of Finance Bill
27.03.2025
Appropriation Bill and Finance Bill taken up together
2025
General Budget
General discussion
10.02.2025 11.03.2025 13.03.2025
17 hours 56 minutes
2024
General Budget
Consideration of Appropriation Bill relating to Demands for Grants
07.08.2024 08.08.2024
9 hours 4 minutes
Appropriation Bills relating to Union Budget and J&K Budget taken up together with Finance Bill
2024
General Budget
Consideration of Finance Bill
07.08.2024 08.08.2024
Appropriation Bills relating to Union Budget and J&K Budget taken up together with Finance Bill
The calendar year in which the budget discussion took place in the Lok Sabha.
budget_type
String
2
390
The type of budget under discussion in the Lok Sabha, such as the General Budget.
category
String
3
390
The stage or category of the budget discussion, such as general discussion or consideration of the Appropriation Bill or Finance Bill.
dates_of_discussion
String
289
370
The date or dates on which the budget discussion was held, in DD.MM.YYYY format; multiple dates are listed when the discussion spanned several sittings.
discussion_duration
String
233
287
The total time spent on the budget discussion in the Lok Sabha, expressed in hours and minutes.
notes
String
33
76
Supplementary remarks about the budget discussion, such as procedural details like bills taken up together.
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 Rajya Sabha, since 1952 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/54
