Budget session of Assam Legislative Assembly set to kick off on January 28

The Budget session of the Assam Legislative Assembly will begin from January 28, an official said Thursday. According to a notification by the Assembly Secretariat on Thursday, Assam Governor has summoned the House for the Budget session from January 28. The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the House will meet on January 9, when the tenure of this session will be fixed, Assam Legislative Assembly Principal Secretary Mrigendra Kumar Deka said.

On presentation of the Budget for 2019-20, Deka said "The exact date will be decided by the BAC. We are thinking for February 5 or 6. We will talk to the finance department and finalise the date accordingly."

(With inputs from agencies.)