Budget 2024: This is FM Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth Union Budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented Union Budget 2024 in Parliament. This was an interim budget as it came just ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections. No changes were announced in the tax slabs in both old and new regime. Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a balanced budget.
This was Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth Union Budget. The full-fledged budget will be presented by the new government that comes to power after the elections.
The interim budget - a short-term financial plan - seeks Parliament nod for a grant in advance to meet the government's essential expenditure for the first four months of the new financial year.
The Budget Session of Parliament began yesterday with President Droupadi Murmu addressing the joint meeting of both Rajyya Sabha and Lok Sabha. The session will conclude on February 9.
Stock markets opened in green today, ahead of the interim budget.
Here Are The Highlights Of Union Budget 2024:
"1 Lakh Crore Budget For Youth Is A Gamechanger": Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar To NDTV
A corpus of ₹ 1 lakh crore to scale up research and innovation in sunrise domains will be a "game-changer", Union Education Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told NDTV hours after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the big announcement in the interim budget.
Terming it a golden era for the country's tech- savvy youth, Ms Sitharaman said the corpus of ₹ 1 lakh crore will be established with 50-year interest-free loans to encourage the private sector to scale up research and innovation.
"Global Bodies Now Say India Is World's Growth Engine": Jyotiraditya Scindia
Global financial organisations are now acknowledging that India, which was a bogey in the train of growth of the world, has today become the engine of growth for the world, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said.
In an exclusive interview with NDTV, in which he shared his thoughts on the Interim Budget presented earlier in the day, the Civil Aviation Minister claimed India is now producing 15% of the world's GDP growth and that is the transformation that has come about under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Asked whether there was enough in the Interim Budget to indicate that infrastructure development will remain a core focus for the government, Mr Scindia said, "What will remain the core focus is the rise of India. The move of India under PM Modi to become an Atmanirbhar (self-reliant) country... To become a Vishwaguru (world leader)... to become a Viksit desh (developed country) from a Vikassheel (developing) desh. Everything as part of the Budget or policymaking... that is the core element around which everything revolves."
Next 5 Years Crucial For 25-Year Roadmap: Anurag Thakur To NDTV
The Union budget presented in parliament today was not prepared with the coming elections in mind, Union minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur told NDTV in an exclusive interview. The election, he insisted, will be a referendum on the 10 years of the Narendra Modi government.
"This is just a budget to strengthen the base of a developed India (Viksit Bharat) and one to fulfil the expectations of young people," he said, expressing confidence that the track record of the government will be enough to win it a third straight term.
He said the BJP government has delivered om each of its promises, includng the scrapping of Article 370, the CAA law, removing of triple talaq and the building of the Ram temple in Ayodhya.
AI Represents A Multi-Billion-Dollar Opportunity For India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar To NDTV
Ensured No Section Is Starved Of Funds, Piyush Goyal On Interim Budget 2024
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting an interim Budget that gave a strong vision of development for the country. He said no government department has to wait for funds, or face lack of funds, and acknowledged the Centre's work on ensuring "no section is starved of funds".
The interim Budget may be thinner than the full Budget, keeping in line with convention in a year of the general election, but it still packs a punch in charting the course of India's plans for faster growth, Mr Goyal told NDTV today.
He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi for starting schemes and programmes for women since the day he became Prime Minister in 2014. These schemes have had a cumulative effect on the welfare of women, Mr Goyal said.
"India Adding 1 Switzerland On Railway Tracks Every Year": Ashwini Vaishnaw To NDTV
Expecting to close the financial year having laid 5,500 km of new tracks, India is practically adding a new Switzerland to its railway network every year, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said. While estimates vary, the length of the European country's entire railway network is around 5,200km.
Speaking exclusively to NDTV on Thursday, after the BJP-led government presented the Interim Budget for 2024, the Railway Minister said India had added 5,200 km of tracks last year and is on track to add another 5,500 km this year. He also asserted that, unlike previous dispensations, his government's primary focus has been on safety.
Asked about his thoughts on the Budget and the increase in capital expenditure, which is indicative of a focus on infrastructure, Mr Vaishnaw said, "If you look at the journey of the last 10 years, it has been a journey of inclusive growth. It has been a journey in which the people who were left out of development and economic growth, have been brought into the ambit of growth and better life. For example, 11 crore houses have got tap water, 4 crore pucca houses have been built for people living in villages and in urban poor areas."
Interim Budget 2024: India's Aid To Maldives 50% Higher Than Last Year's Outlay, But Lower Than Actual Spend
India has raised development assistance to the Maldives by 50 per cent from Rs 400 crore to Rs 600 crore in this year's interim Budget, according to the demand for grants of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Though India allocated Rs 400 crore last year, it ended up spending Rs 770 crore, per the revised estimates.
This means India's development assistance for the Maldives this year is lower by 22 per cent than what was spent last year.
Next 2 Decades Will Take Indian On Transformational Journey: Piyush Goyal
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Interim Budget. This is the last budget before the Lok Sabha elections and Union Minister Piyush Goyal reacted to the budget and said, "We inherited a broken economy, the world had written us off, high inflation, growth plummeting and by and large the confidence was missing."
The next two decades will take India on a transformational journey, its time has come. The budget envisions 3 crore 'lakhpati didis'. We will see large investments and job opportunities in India.
The Modi government in its 10-year journey has focused on, whether it is health, infra, connectivity, railways, airports, and tap water connections, etc. This government has focused on making the life of the common man better. We have increased the productivity and income of farmers and the poor have come out of deprivation.
"Major Allocation For Vande Bharat But Not Coaches Used By Poor": P Chidambaram
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram in an exclusive interview to NDTV reacted on the interim budget and said, "Central government's capital expenditure is mainly on railways and roads, but roads are used by everybody and don't make an exception between rich and poor but in railways the major allocation has been for Vande Bharat, etc. but not on coaches used by the poor. They are spending massive amounts of money on trains largely used by middle-class and upper-middle-class
“Inclusive, Sustained Economic Growth”: Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw On Budget
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in an exclusive interview to NDTV talked about how the interim budget is "inclusive and supports India's growth" and said "The journey of last 10 years has been of inclusive growth. Four crore pucca houses have been built in urban areas and have been key to overall economic growth. India's growing at a good pace of almost 7-8 per cent and is thought through police of PM Modi."
Record Rs 6.21 Lakh Crore Allocated For Defence In Interim Budget
Social Justice Ministry Allocated Rs 14,225 crore In Interim Budget
The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has been allocated Rs 14,225.47 crore in the interim Budget for 2024-25, an increase of 28.4 per cent over Rs 11,078.33 crore in the Budget (revised estimates) for 2023-24.
The Department of Social Justice and Empowerment has been allocated Rs 13,000 crore in 2024-25 while the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities got Rs 1,225.27 crore in the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament on Thursday.
In 2023-24, the revised estimate of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment was Rs 9,853.32 crore and the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities was Rs 1,225.01 crore.
Under the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, the National Program for the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities received an allocation of Rs 615 crore.
Rs 24,931 Crore Allocated For Metro Projects, Rs 1,300 Crore For Electric Buses
Prioritising the urban public transport, the government proposed to allocate Rs 1,300 crore to procure electric buses and Rs 24,931 crore in the interim Budget to fund various metro projects in the country.
There is a 7.57 per cent increase in funds for the mass rapid transit system and metro projects in comparison to the last year's allocation of Rs 23,175 crore.
In the interim Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Rs 26,170 crore has been set aside for the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) -- an increase of 4.3 per cent.
The Prime Minister Street Vendor's AtmaNirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi), a micro-credit scheme that provides collateral-free working capital loans of up to Rs 50,000 to street vendors, has been allocated Rs 326 crore against Rs 468 crore in the last Union Budget.
School Education Gets Record Allocation Of Over Rs 73,000 Crore
In the highest-ever allocation for the Department of School Education and Literacy, the government has allotted more than Rs 73,000 crore for school education in the interim Budget for 2024-25 announced on Thursday.
The allocation has increased to Rs 73,008.10 crore from Revised Estimates (RE) of Rs 72,473.80 crore in the previous fiscal. The government had allocated Rs 68,804.85 crore to the department last year.
The budget for PM SHRI, a Ministry of Education (MoE) scheme which seeks to upgrade existing government schools to model schools, has risen from Rs 2,800 crore in 2023-24 (RE) to Rs 6,050 crore in 2024-25 -- an increase of Rs 3,250 crore.
"The government is committed to empower Amrit Peedhi, the Yuva. Our prosperity depends on adequately equipping and empowering the youth. The National Education Policy 2020 is ushering in transformational reforms. PM Schools for Rising India (PM SHRI) are delivering quality teaching, and nurturing holistic and well-rounded individuals," Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the interim Budget in the Lok Sabha.
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Addresses Media
"In the interim budget, the government showed the plans for July - when the full budget will be presented after the Lok Sabha elections. We showed the sections we'll focus on in July," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman On GovernanceFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government managed the economy with correct intentions, correct policies and correct decisions. "We are the government with care," Ms Sitharaman said.
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman On Interim Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman aid the government is well on track to meet the 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit mark for FY26.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman On Interim Budget
"High-powered committee to be set up to review challenges arising from fast population growth," says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman On Fiscal Deficit"The government brought down fiscal deficit despite challenges, and with transparency and prudence," Nirmala Sitharaman after presenting interim Budget
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Addresses Media
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses press conference after presenting the interim Budget
Budget 2024 Live -"Finance Minister Spent Time Extolling Her Track Record": Congress Leader On Budget "It was mere grandstanding. Like driving looking into the rear-view mirror rather than looking ahead. The Finance Minister spent all her time in extolling her own track record, which is questionable, and trying to run down what had happened ten years ago," said Congress leader Manish Tewari.
Budget High On "Rhetorical Language," Says Shashi Tharoor
Opposition leaders expressed disappointment at the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said the budget was high on "rhetorical language".
Budget 2024 Live: Interim Budget Was Nirmala Sitharaman's Shortest Speech EverFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented Union Budget 2024 in Parliament. Ms Sitharaman's speech lasted for 56 minutes - her shortest ever budget speech.
Budget 2024 Live: J Scindia Hails "Historic" Interim Budget"This budget thoroughly examines the historic transformation and progress India has undergone in the past decade under Prime Minister Modi's leadership," said Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Emphasizing the core pillars of society, the minister highlighted the pivotal role of farmers, women, youth, and the underprivileged in shaping the Prime Minister's visionary agenda.
Budget 2024 Live: No Relief For Salaried Taxpayer In Interim BudgetThere will be no change to income tax slabs, which have been reduced and rationalised, in the 2024 interim budget, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. "There should have been some changes in the GST. Cost of daily food items should come down," said voices on the ground in Bhopal.
Budget 2024 Live: Amitabh Kant On Interim Budget
"In every scheme, government is laying emphasis on women first. Women-led development is a remarkable feature of this interim budget," G-20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant told NDTV.
Budget 2024 Live News: Rajnath Singh On Achieving $5 Trillion Economy TargetCalling the Interim Budget 2024, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament, an encouraging one, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said he was confident that the economy will achieve the target of $5 trillion by 2027 and more than $7 trillion by 2030.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Amit Shah Praises Interim Budget
Home Minister Amit Shah praised the interim budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. "The budget speech sheds light on the milestones achieved by the Narendra Modi government in the last 10 years," Mr Shah said.
Budget 2024 Live News: No Changes In New Tax RegimeFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman didn't announce any significant changes in taxation under the new regime. No hike in standard deduction has been made under the new regime.
Budget 2024 Live: Opposition On Interim Budget
The opposition termed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget as the "(vidai) farewell budget". This is the last budget of Narendra Modi government 2.0. The full budget will be presented by the new government after Lok Sabha elections.
Budget 2024 Live: NDTV Editor-In-Chief Sanjay Pugalia Decodes the BudgetNDTV's Editor-In-Chief Sanjay Pugalai analyses how the four 'groups' (Women, Poor, Farmers, Youth) will be the key to 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections with key announcements related to welfare schemes and manufacturing/investment sectors
Interim Budget 2024 Live: "Budget Positive For Bond Markets""Budget has brought positive news for bond markets. Bond markets has been offering good entry points over last couple of months," Navneet Munot to NDTV
Union Budget 2024: Government To Build More Hospitals, Encourage Cervical VaccinationsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will encourage vaccinations for girls aged 9-14 against cervical cancer. Ms Sitharaman said the government will also build more hospitals across the country.
Union Budget 2024 Live: PM Modi On Budget "Budget strengthens foundation of Viksit Bharat for 2047. It's a reflection of India's youth," says PM Modi.
Budget 2024 Live: PM Modi Praises Interim Budget
"Sweet spot, many opportunities for employment": PM Modi on interim budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman.
Budget 2024 Live: "Budget Reflects Continuity Of Vision""This budget reflects continuity of vision, strategy with a lot of focus on execution. I think the new definition of GDP encapsulates the principles quite well. Plenty of positives in the budget. It ticks all the boxes," said Sanjiv Puri, CII President designate
Interim Budget 2024 Live:A Mention Of Ram Mandir In Interim BudgetFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the rooftop solarisation programme is being implemented following the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "resolve" to do so after the opening ceremony of Ayodhya's Ram Mandir on January 22
Budget 2024 Live: Key PointsNew scheme for strengthening deep-tech technologies for defence purposes
Capital expenditure increased by 11.1% to over Rs 11.18 lakh crore, or 3.4% of GDP
40,000 normal rail bogies will be converted to Vande Bharat standards
Government aims for 2 crore more houses in five years Under PM Awas Yojana
Union Budget Live: Experts On Tax Announcement
"Not surprised that tax will be spoken about only in July when the full-fledged budget will be presented," said economist Pranav Sayta
Union Budget 2024 Live: Expert Lauds Interim Budget
"Reducing government's footprint in bond market has made room for private borrowing. Funds will likely now be available for private capex, " Shankar Iyer on interim budget
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Ending note In 2014, when our government assumed the rings, the responsibility to mend the economy step and step and to put governance systems in order was enormous. The need of the hour was to give hope to people, to attract investments, and to build support for the much-needed reforms. The government did that successfully following a strong belief of nation first.
Interim Budget 2024 Live: Experts On Budget"This is a prudent and confident Budget. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was confident while presenting the budget that growth will sustain," said economist Pranav Sayta
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Concludes Budget SpeechFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman concludes her interim budget speech, it was just a few minutes short of an hour
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget SpeechWithdrawal of outstanding direct tax demands up to Rs 25,000 pertaining to period up to financial year 2009-10 and up to Rs 10,000 for financial years 2010-11 to 2014-15. Will benefit a crore taxpayers, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget SpeechTax benefits for startups, investments made by sovereign wealth, pension funds to be extended to March 2025
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget SpeechNo proposals to be made on tax rates - direct or indirect, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget SpeechFY24 fiscal deficit seen at 5.8% of GDP
FY24 total expenditure revised to Rs 44.90 lakh crore
FY 24 total receipts other than borrowings is Rs 27.56 lakh crore
FY24 tax receipts are Rs 23.24 lakh crore
FY25 fiscal deficit seen at 5.1%
Aim to reduce fiscal deficit to below 4.5% by FY26
FY25 gross market borrowing seen at Rs 14.13 lakh crore
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman On FDI"FDI now means 'First Develop India'," said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, adding that bilateral trade treaties will be encouraged to boost FDIs on cards
Interim Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Tech PushA corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore will be established with 50-year interest free loan to provide long term financing with long tenure with no or less interest rates.
A new technology will be launched to strengthen deep tech for defence purposes
Interim Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget SpeechFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government will help "deserving" sections of middle class to build their own houses
Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said benefits of Ayushman Bharat will be extended to all ASHA and Anganwadi workers
Budget 2024 Live News: Nirmala Sitharaman On Rooftop SolarisationRooftop solarisation to give 1 crore households 300 units of free electricity per month, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the government focused on more comprehensive 'governance, development, performance' - 'GDP'.
Budget 2024 Live News: Nirmala Sitharaman On GSTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that Goods Service Tax (GST has" enabled 'one nation one market one tax'. "Tax reforms have led to deepening, widening of tax base," she said.
Interim Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman On PollsFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that she hopes the people of the country will again choose the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections with a resounding mandate
Budget 2024 Live Updates: "Garib Ka Kalyan, Desh Ka Kalyan"Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government has helped 25 crore people to get freedom from poverty in last 10 years,
Union Budget 2024: Nirmala Sitharaman On Tribal WelfarePM Janman Yojana helps tribal groups who have remained outside realm of development, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Explains Government FocusFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is focusing on four major groups - poor, women, youth and the farmers.
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech LiveFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the government is working to make India 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047. "Our focus is sabka sath, sabka vikas," she said.
Budget 2024 Live: Finance Minister Speaks in ParliamentIn the second term, our government doubled down on its responsibility to build a prosperous country, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman Presents Interim BudgetFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting Union Budget 2024
Budget 2024 Live: PM Modi Arrives In Lok SabhaPrime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Lok Sabha for Union Budget 2024 presentation
Budget 2024 Live: What Happens to Old RegimeNo change is expected in tax rates for individual taxpayers opting for the regular tax regime
Budget 2024 Live: What Happens to Old RegimeNo change is expected in tax rates for individual taxpayers opting for the regular tax regime
Union Budget 2024 Live: New Regime May Include 80C Deductions
Many are still apprehensive about opting for the new regime, to increase its acceptance, the government may allow deductions under 80C in this regime.
Budget 2024 Live: Cabinet Approves Interim Budget
The Union Cabinet has approved the interim budget prepared by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's team
Budget 2024 Live: Finance Minister Meets PresidentFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Draupadi Murmu ahead of the presentation of Union Budget.
Budget 2024 Live: What Senior Citizens Want From Budget 2024
Senior citizens are looking forward to the union budget hoping for relief in income tax and health insurance. NDTV's Sam Daniel spoke to Mrs Radha Venuprasad in Chennai.
Budget 2024 Live: Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana Insurance Cover Likely To be Increased
The Finance Minister could consider hiking the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) insurance cover by up to 50%, sources say.
Union Budget 2024 Live: What Experts Say
Experts are expecting crucial announcements in the Union Budget 2024, especially for taxpayers, real estate, Electric Vehicles and renewable energy sectors.
Budget 2024 Live: Key Numbers To Know Budget 2024 Live: Budget Copies Arrives In Parliament
The copies of budget - to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shortly - have arrived in Parliament
Budget 2024 Live: What Can Taxpayers Expect
From changes in tax slabs to deductions, taxpayers are expecting announcements that would impact their financial and investment strategies.
Budget 2024 Live: No Economic Survey This YearEconomic Survey, an annual document presented by the Finance Ministry, will not be presented this year since Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget instead of a full-fledged budget because Lok Sabha elections are due later this year.
Budget 2024 Live: Nirmala Sitharaman to Present Budget At 11 AmFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget at 11 am. Ms Sitharaman has arrived at the Finance Ministry with her team.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Markets Open In Green Ahead Of Interim BudgetStock markets opened in green today, ahead of the interim Union budget to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Critical Sectors May Benefit
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to make key announcements in critical sectors - like agriculture and manufacturing -today, with emphasis on job creation.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman With Her Team 
Union Budget Live: Where To Watch Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech LiveFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech will be broadcast live on the official channel of Parliament Sansad TV and Doordarshan.
Budget Live: Nirmala Sitharaman At Finance Ministry OfficeFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has arrived at Finance Ministry office. She will present the Union Budget 2024 at 11 am.
Budget 2024 Live: What Homebuyers Want Homebuyers expect the current Rs 2 lakh rebate on housing loan interest Under Section 24 to be increased to about Rs 5 lakh, experts say.
Union Budget 2024 To Be Watched Closely By ExpertsThe interim budget that come in the backdrop of a strong domestic economy - will be watched closely by the experts to ascertain if it will be able to maintain the current high rate of growth.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Last Budget Of Narendra Modi 2.0 Government This will be the last budget in Narendra Modi government's second term as the Lok Sabha elections will be held later this year.
Union Budget 2024 Live: What Is Interim Budget? The interim budget is a temporary financial plan that covers the government's expenses until a new government takes charge after elections. The interim budget seeks Parliament nod for a grant in advance to meet the government's essential expenditure for the first four months of the new financial year.
Union Budget 2024 Live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's 6th Budget TodayUnion Budget 2024 will be Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth budget as the Finance Minister today. After Morarji Desai, she will only be the second finance minister in the nation to give the Union Budget for six consecutive years.