Budget Session: PM Modi to reply on Motion of Thanks to President’s address in Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will reply to the debate on Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in the Lok Sabha today evening. On Friday, opposition members in the Lok Sabha had moved 98 amendments to the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, while those in the Rajya Sabha moved 80 amendments. Sources said a total of 232 amendments have been received by the Lok Sabha Secretariat and 13 Opposition members have moved 98 amendments to the Motion of Thanks on the president’s address, including the Pegasus snooping controversy, according to news agency PTI. Meanwhile, Rajya Sabha last week clocked 100 per cent productivity, with the Upper House making full use of the available time in the ongoing Budget session in the absence of any adjournments. The Budget Session of the Parliament commenced on January 31 with President Ram Nath Kovind’s address. The first part of the Budget Session will end on February 11. The second part will take place from March 14 to April 8.

Armed forces have shortage of 9,920 officers: Lok Sabha informed

The three services are reeling under a shortage of 9,920 officers, according to details provided by the government on Friday. In response to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said that the Army has the maximum shortage of 7,791 officers followed by 1,557 in the Indian Navy and 572 in the IAF. According to the details provided by Bhatt, the Army had 80 Lt Generals as of July 1 last year as against the sanctioned strength of 94. The number of vacant posts in the rank of Major General and Brigadier are 18 and 19. A total of 354 posts of Colonel was lying vacant as of July 1 last year while the number for Lt Colonel is 3650, according to Bhatt. In the Navy, 72 posts of Commodore and Captain are lying vacant as of December 31, 2021. The Indian Air Force has 76 officials in the rank of Air Vice Marshal as against sanctioned strength of 70 as of December 31, 2021. It has a shortage of 364 Squadron Leaders and 1073 Flight Lieutenant. According to the details furnished by Bhatt, the IAF has 5000 Wing Commanders against sanctioned strength of 3,898 as of December 31, 2021. To a separate question, Bhatt said 159 Indian Army personnel have made supreme sacrifice in the line of duty while serving with UN Missions to date. Replying to another question, he said the number of suicide and fratricide cases have been going down in the armed forces due to a large number of measures initiated including conduct and implementation of recommendations of studies by the Defence Institute of Psychological Research(DIPR). To another query, he said the research and development efforts for an indigenous civil transport aircraft have been initiated by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). “The research and development efforts for an indigenous civil transport aircraft have been initiated by HAL to develop a prototype Hindustan-228 aircraft, based on Dornier Do-228 platform,” he said. The HAL has already produced more than 150 military Do-228 aircraft.

100% productivity in Rajya Sabha

The Rajya Sabha recorded 100% productivity in the first week of the budget session during which the debate on the motion of thanks to the President was taken up. Rajya Sabha made full use of the available 15 hours and 17 minutes during the first week of the session.

PM Modi to reply to debate on Motion of Thanks in Lok Sabha

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to reply to the debate on the Motion of Thanks in the Lok Sabha on Monday. PM Modi is expected to reply in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. So far, 26 members have spoken in the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s address for 7 hours and 41 minutes.

Owaisi car attack: Amit Shah to make statement in Parliament

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will make a statement in Parliament on the incident of firing on All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Asaduddin Owaisi’s car in Uttar Pradesh.

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