FM Nirmala Sitharaman to present Union Budget on Feb 1

The Union Budget for the financial year 2026–27 will be presented in the Lok Sabha on February 1, while the Economic Survey will be tabled on January 29. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for a record ninth time.

The Budget Session of Parliament will kick off on January 28 with President Droupadi Murmu's address to a joint sitting of both Houses in the Central Hall.



Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, all the other top ministers, and Members of Parliament are set to attend the presidential address.

This will be only the second time the Union Budget will be presented on a Sunday. The previous occasion was on February 28, 1999, when then Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presented the Budget for 1999–2000.