India's Finance Minister to move 2025-26 spending bill in Rajya Sabha, pending supplementary grants.

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Appropriation Bill 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on March 17, following its passage in the Lok Sabha on March 13, to authorize spending from the Consolidated Fund for the 2025-26 fiscal year. The bill awaits approval of supplementary grants. Several Union ministers will present reports on their ministries, and parliamentary standing committees will lay reports on various sectors, including health, finance, external affairs, and rural development. The Rajya Sabha will continue debating the Ministry of Rural Development, initiated by MP K Laxman. Meanwhile, the Lok Sabha resumed budget proceedings, with debates on key ministries and a consensus reached to lift suspensions of eight opposition MPs.