Regarding Business of the House

Regarding Business of the House (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) : 2025-2026 (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) ? () SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN (KOLLAM): Madam, I have a point of order. (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) : , (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) (cid:110) (cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:110) ? () SHRI N. K. PREMACHANDRAN: Madam, I have a point of order under Rule 206 relating to Demands for Grants. The House is going to take up the matter of Demands for Grants, but it is quite unfortunate to note that the detailed Demands for Grants have not been submitted to the House. Yesterday itself, the agenda, the List of Business, was circulated, in which the Demands for the Railways have already been incorporated. Without submitting the detailed Demands for Grants before the House, how can this item be included in the List of Business and thereby be taken up for discussion? It is an accepted rule and convention of this House that the Bill and the detailed Demands for Grants should be circulated among the Members at least two days before the date of discussion. This is the accepted convention. There is also a specific direction of the hon. Speaker to this effect. Unfortunately, the detailed Demands for Grants have not been circulated. Only today, as an additional submission of documents, they are being circulated. Therefore, I would like to seek a clarification, as well as a ruling from the Chair, regarding the non-submission of the detailed Demands for Grants and the inclusion of this item in the List of Business without circulating the detailed Demands for Grants before the House. This is my submission. I am seeking a ruling from the Chair. Premachandran ji THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS; AND MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI KIREN RIJIJU): is very well aware of what transpired in this House during the last three days. We were discussing the Resolution brought by the Opposition. The hon. Speaker was not chairing any Business Advisory Committee meeting since the notice was received. In the process, I had personally consulted other parties also to suggest the names of the Ministries to be discussed in the second part of the Budget Session, that we should take up the Demands for Grants of certain Ministries. They have given their suggestions, and we have listed Railways as number one. There are four otherMinistries also. In the meantime, we lost three days, and during th that period it was decided that since today is already the 12 of March, we have to take up and pass the Supplementary Demands for Grants. st It is because this is for till end of 31 March, 2026, the money that the Government has to spend. So, this Business is listed because of the urgency. If there are any gaps in communication, you know the situation. Today, the House is stabilized and we are taking up the Business. As the Chair has decided, with the consensus of the House, four hours we have devoted for this discussion, and if required, we can extend for some time. 14.06 hrs