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FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents her shortest budget speech ever
The Finance Minister presented the budget in a speech which went on for 59 minutes 15 seconds, making it her shortest-ever Budget speech.
01 February 2024, 06:53 IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents her shortest budget speech ever
01 February 2024, 06:53 IST
Sitharaman second finance minister to present budget 6 times in a row
With the presentation of interim Budget on February 1, Sitharaman will surpass the records of her predecessors like Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley, P Chidambaram, and Yashwant Sinha, who had presented five budgets in a row.
26 January 2024, 07:22 IST
Sitharaman second finance minister to present budget 6 times in a row
26 January 2024, 07:22 IST
Union Budget 2024 | A look at some of the iconic budgets
As India braces for the 15th interim budget, let's take a look at some of the iconic budgets.
18 January 2024, 09:23 IST
Union Budget 2024 | A look at some of the iconic budgets
18 January 2024, 09:23 IST
Union Budget | When Economic Survey introduced 'Thalinomics'
In order to inform the general public about changes in food and beverage prices, the Center used the ubiquitous 'thali'
15 January 2024, 13:18 IST
Union Budget | When Economic Survey introduced 'Thalinomics'
15 January 2024, 13:18 IST
Union Budget 2024: When Sitharaman chose a paperless approach
Nirmala Sitharaman, right after presenting her debut Budget in 2019, expressed that the shift from the traditional 'bahi khata' to a digital tablet was a departure from the colonial legacy. She explained, 'Why did I not use a leather bag to carry budget documents? I thought it was high time we moved on from the British hangover, to do something on our own. And well, easier for me to carry too.'
17 January 2024, 16:53 IST
Union Budget 2024: When Sitharaman chose a paperless approach
17 January 2024, 16:53 IST
When the Union Budget was leaked in 1950
A portion of the 1950 Union Budget was leaked when the printing of the budget used to still take place at Rashtrapati Bhawan.
15 January 2024, 11:48 IST
When the Union Budget was leaked in 1950
15 January 2024, 11:48 IST
Union Budget 2024: Who has presented the most number of Budgets?
Incumbent Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her sixth budget.
09 January 2024, 18:02 IST
Union Budget 2024: Who has presented the most number of Budgets?
09 January 2024, 18:02 IST
Budget 2024 | A look at colonial India's first budget
India's first ever budget was presented on April 7, 1860, by a Scotsman named James Wilson. Income tax, which is a major source of revenue for the government even now, was introduced in the budget.
16 January 2024, 12:55 IST
Budget 2024 | A look at colonial India's first budget
16 January 2024, 12:55 IST
Prime ministers who presented the Union Budget post-Independence
Nehru, the very first prime minister of India to announce the Union Budget, took charge of the finance portfolio in 1958-59 after the Justice Chagla Commission found TT Krishnamachari guilty of corruption and he resigned.
16 January 2024, 10:35 IST
Prime ministers who presented the Union Budget post-Independence
16 January 2024, 10:35 IST
Who was first Finance Minister to present Union Budget?
As the first day of February is among the most awaited days for many in the country with the budget shaping the economy for the upcoming year and beyond.
10 January 2024, 16:53 IST
Who was first Finance Minister to present Union Budget?
10 January 2024, 16:53 IST
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