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 today and recommended to the President to convene the session commence from 16th November and to 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.
Sources said besides legislations relating to GST, nearly 15 new bills are likely to be introduced. The issue of surgical strikes in PoK is also likely to dominate the session.