The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the pre-election budget 2024-25. Sitharaman, the first full-time woman finance minister of the country, has presented five full budgets since July 2019 and today's interim one.
Presenting her sixth Budget, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasised the establishment of a dedicated Department for Fisheries, recognizing the significance of supporting fishermen in the country.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the implementation of modern farming schemes as a pivotal component of the government's strategy for the agricultural sector.
Sitharaman also holds the record for the longest budget speech in India's history, when she spoke for 2 hours and 42 minutes in 2020.
Sitharaman said that the fiscal deficit in 2024-25 is estimated to be 5.1 per cent of GDP.
Presenting the pre-election Budget, Sitharaman outlined key measures aimed at fostering the continued growth of the agriculture sector. She also emphasised the importance of post-harvest activities.
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the final budget of the Modi government in the ongoing term ahead of Loksabha elections. She lauded the sportspersons for their achievement including India's Chess prodigy R Praggnanandhaa who is currently world number one player.
Wearing a blue saree, Sitharaman began her sixth budget speech in which she emphasised that the next five years will be the years of unprecedented development.
Budget 2024: The interim budget will take care of the financial needs of the intervening period until a government is formed after the Lok Sabha polls after which a full budget will be presented by the new government.
Budget 2024: PM Modi said the interim Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman offers the "guarantee" of strengthening the foundation of a developed India and carries the "confidence of continuity".
Budget 2024 Live Streaming: The budget to be presented will be a vote-on-account, with a full-fledged budget slated for post-Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Parliament Budget Session: While the Budget Session is not expected to witness significant legislative changes, a noteworthy proposal on the horizon is the potential doubling of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme specifically for women farmers.
Union Budget 2024: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the budget for FY25 on February 1.
Sitharaman spoke for two hours and 17 minutes in her first budget speech for the year 2019-2020.
Union Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to announce her sixth budget on February 1, which will be an interim budget or a vote-on-account.
Union Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the first full-time woman finance minister in India and has presented five full budgets since July 2019.
Budget 2024: Delving into the term "budget," its etymology reveals intriguing historical roots, tracing back to a small bag presented by England's former Finance Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in 1733.
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As part of the ceremony, the Union Finance Minister also took a round of the Budget Press and reviewed the preparations besides extending her best wishes to the officials concerned.
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