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Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-Budget meeting in Delhi ahead of presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday, February 01.
Union Budget 2025-26: Nirmala Sitharaman Chairs Pre-Budget Meet with States, UTs
Budget 2026: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday chaired a pre-Budget meeting in Delhi with finance ministers of States and Union Territories as part of the consultation process for the Union Budget 2025-26.
The meeting focused on gathering inputs and suggestions from states on key fiscal priorities, economic challenges and policy measures ahead of the presentation of the annual Budget.
The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on January 28 and continue till April 2. Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 on an unusual day, Sunday, February 01, 2026. Before that, the Economic Survey is expected to be tabled on January 20.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Kiren Rijiju said the session has been approved by President Droupadi Murmu on the recommendation of the Union government.
For the first time in decades, the Union Budget will be presented on a Sunday.
The first part of the budget session of Parliament will take place been January 28 and February 13, while the second part of the session will take place between March 9 and April 2.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her nineth consecutive Union Budget, which will also be the 88th Budget since Independence. Since 2017, the government has followed the practice of presenting the Union Budget at 11 am on February 1, after advancing it from the earlier tradition of February 28. The shift was first implemented during the tenure of former finance minister Arun Jaitley, with the aim of ensuring quicker implementation of budgetary proposals from the start of the new financial year.
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January 10, 2026, 16:24 IST
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