The Lok Sabha has approved about ₹140 lakh crore in expenditure demands by different ministries of the Central Government.
It is completing two-thirds of the legislative approvals needed for the full Budget of 2024–25.
This is followed a guillotine being applied after a discussion on grants for four ministries — Railways, Education, Health and Fisheries.
The Rajya Sabha is also simultaneously discussing demands for grants for four other ministries — Agriculture, New and Renewable Energy, Cooperation, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
It has also discussed the Finance Bill, but as per the Constitution, it can only return such bills to the Lower House.