• 27 Day-Long Session To Open With LG’s Address
• CM To Present Budget On Feb 6

Srinagar- The 27-day-long Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will begin on February 2, with the Omar Abdullah-led government scheduled to present the budget on February 6.

The fifth session of the Assembly, spread over a three-month period, will open with an address by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on February 2. This will be the second budget presented by the National Conference government led by Omar Abdullah since it assumed office on October 16, 2024, marking a continuation of the democratic process after nearly six years of central rule.

According to the calendar issued by Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, the Budget Session will conclude on April 4.

The session will be held in three phases, with the first phase scheduled before the commencement of Ramzan and the remaining two phases after Eid-ul-Fitr in March and April. Ramzan is expected to begin on February 18 or 19, subject to the sighting of the moon.

February will account for 18 working days of the Assembly, during which the budget for the financial year 2026–27 will be presented along with the Supplementary Statement of Expenditure for 2025–26. Both will be tabled by the Chief Minister on February 6.

As per the Assembly calendar, March and April will have five and four working days respectively.

The Assembly Secretariat has also issued timelines for legislative business, requesting members not to submit more than 10 starred and 10 unstarred questions by January 12. MLAs have been asked to submit not more than two Bills by January 15 and up to four resolutions by January 17.