Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time will be recorded as a matter of pride in India’s parliamentary history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.
Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2026-27 in Parliament on Sunday.
“Finance Minister Nirmala ji is presenting the budget in Parliament for the ninth consecutive time – the first woman finance minister in the country to do so. This moment is being recorded as a matter of pride in India’s parliamentary history,” Modi said.
Former prime minister Morarji Desai had presented the Union Budget on 10 occasions, while P Chidambaram presented the Budget nine times, but not for consecutive years.