150 Years of ‘Vande Mataram’: Lok Sabha special debate scheduled

The Lok Sabha will hold a special discussion on the 150th anniversary of the national song "Vande Mataram," emphasizing its significance and lasting impact on India’s independence movement.

Prime Minister is expected to participate in the discussion, covering both well-known and lesser-known aspects of the iconic song, with Union Home Minister Amit Shah opening the session in the Upper House.

Debate schedule in Lok Sabha

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In the Lok Sabha debate, the BJP-led NDA government has been allotted 3 hours for its participation, while the entire debate is scheduled to last for 10 hours.

Moreover, the House will convene at 11 a.m., starting with Question Hour, during the session, ministers will deal with questions listed beforehand.

Presentation of reports and documents

Following this, several ministers will display documents on the Table, including Jayant Chaudhary (Ministry of Education), Pankaj Chaudhary (Ministry of Finance), Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (Ministry of Culture), Shobha Karandlaje (Ministry of Labour and Employment), Kirti Vardhan Singh (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), and Harsh Malhotra (Ministry of Corporate Affairs).

The House will witness the presentation of the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Energy by Shrirang Appa Barne and Shrikant Eknath Shinde on 'Performance Evaluation of Solar Power Projects in the Country.'

Additionally, statements showing the government’s final action on previous reports related to the Ministries of Power and New and Renewable Energy will be laid.

The 371st Report on autonomous bodies under the Education Ministry will be presented by Rajeev Rai, while Angomcha Bimol Akoijam will present the report covering bodies including NTA, NAAC, ICHR, ICPR, ICSSR, IIAS (Shimla), and the Auroville Foundation.

Bhartuhari Mahtab and Jayanta Kumar Roy will table reports from the Finance Committee detailing government steps on 2024-25 grant demands for key ministries.

The Committee on Estimates will lay five statements on 2025-26 schemes—including solar parks, PMGSY, Green Highways, Amrit Bharat Stations, and PM MITRA textile parks—presented by Brijmohan Agarwal and Sanjay Jaiswal.

Winter session timeline

Parliament’s Winter Session began on December 1 with the 6th Lok Sabha and 269th Rajya Sabha sessions and will continue until December 19.