<p>The Budget Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly will be held between March 24 and April 16, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>A notification about it has been issued, he said.</p>.<p>The session will have a total of 13 sittings, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and the holy days of the Lent season observed by Christians, the senior official from the legislature department said.</p>.<p>The Lent season this year began on February 17 and will end on April 3.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will present the budget on March 24, the first day of the session, the official said.</p>.<p>During the session, the opposition parties are likely to target the BJP-ruled government over three infrastructure projects in the state - proposed highway expansion, railway track doubling and laying of power transmission line.</p>.<p>Various NGOs and opposition parties in the state have been opposing these projects, alleging that the government wants to convert the state into a coal hub. They also say that these projects will damage the environment.</p>.<p>The opposition is also likely to target the government over the state's economic condition in the wake of COVID-19.</p>
<p>The Budget Session of the Goa Legislative Assembly will be held between March 24 and April 16, an official said on Saturday.</p>.<p>A notification about it has been issued, he said.</p>.<p>The session will have a total of 13 sittings, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and the holy days of the Lent season observed by Christians, the senior official from the legislature department said.</p>.<p>The Lent season this year began on February 17 and will end on April 3.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Pramod Sawant will present the budget on March 24, the first day of the session, the official said.</p>.<p>During the session, the opposition parties are likely to target the BJP-ruled government over three infrastructure projects in the state - proposed highway expansion, railway track doubling and laying of power transmission line.</p>.<p>Various NGOs and opposition parties in the state have been opposing these projects, alleging that the government wants to convert the state into a coal hub. They also say that these projects will damage the environment.</p>.<p>The opposition is also likely to target the government over the state's economic condition in the wake of COVID-19.</p>