Winter Session of Parliament to begin from 16th Nov

The month-long Winter Session of Parliament is set to begin from 16th of next month. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs met in New Delhi yesterday and recommended to the President to convene the session commence from 16th November till 16th December. 

The Winter Session dates have been advanced as in the past it was normally convened in



the third or fourth week of November. An early session may help the Central GST and Integrated GST legislations, which will pave way for the Goods and Services Tax, to be approved within November or latest by early December. 

The government is also considering advancing the Budget Session by a month or so starting from January next year.