Union Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will not present the budget on February 1, 2026. The Modi government has made a major decision regarding the budget presentation date. Sources indicate that the budget will not be presented on February 1 this year.
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Union Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will not present the budget on February 1, 2026. The Modi government has made a significant decision regarding the budget presentation date. Sources indicate that this year the budget will be presented on January 30, not February 1. Sources also indicate that this year the Union Budget will be presented two days earlier. Sources indicate that the President’s address will be delivered on January 28. The Economic Survey will be released on January 29. On January 30, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in Parliament for the ninth time.
Sitharaman to present the budget on January 30
According to sources, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget on Friday, January 30, 2026, instead of February 1. This will set another record. This will be the first time in the country that Finance Minister Sitharaman will present the budget on January 30. Previously, she had been presenting the country’s full budget on February 1st every year, following a tradition since 2017. It is expected that this year, February 1st falls on a Sunday, hence the change in the budget date. However, the budget will be presented two days before February 1st, not after February 1st. Let’s find out what other special records Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds, in addition to this unique record.
The country’s first paperless budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman created history by presenting a paperless budget, ushering in a new tradition. She presented India’s first paperless budget on February 1, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Digital India came into play due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and this paperless budget was a historic step toward reducing the use of paper. Finance Minister Sitharaman presented the first paperless budget in Parliament using a Made in India tablet instead of the traditional paper budget (Bahi-Khata). Since then, a new tradition has begun, and the Finance Minister now presents a paperless budget.
Longest Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds another record for the longest budget speech. While presenting the 2020-21 budget, she delivered the longest budget speech in Indian history. Finance Minister Sitharaman delivered a 2-hour, 42-minute speech. In setting this record, she broke her own record set in 2019 for the 2019-20 budget speech. During the 2019-20 budget presentation, Finance Minister Sitharaman delivered a 2-hour, 17-minute speech.
Record for Presenting the Most Budgets
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds the record for presenting the most number of budgets as India’s female finance minister. She has presented a total of eight budgets so far. Now, in 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget in Parliament for a record ninth time. It should be noted that she first presented the budget in 2019.
She also broke Morarji Desai’s record
As we know, Finance Minister Sitharaman presented her first budget in 2019. Subsequently, she presented seven consecutive budgets, breaking Morarji Desai’s record of presenting six consecutive budgets. Now, on January 30, 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget for the ninth consecutive time.
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