Team Sitharaman arrives in Parliament

Sat, 01 February 2025

10:20

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday arrived in Parliament with Union MoS Pankaj Choudhary and other officials. She will attend the cabinet meeting to give assent to the Budget after which the FM will present the Union Budget 2025 in Parliament.

Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of the Union Budget.

President Murmu offered 'dahi-chini' to the Union Finance Minister. This is a customary sign of wishing good-luck.

During their meeting, the Finance Minister was seen discussing the contours of the Budget proposals with the President.

Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her record 8th consecutive budget today in the Lok Sabha. The budget speech will outline the government's fiscal policies, revenue and expenditure proposals, taxation reforms, and other significant announcements.

Meanwhile, the Economic Survey tabled in Parliament on Friday projected India's economy to grow between 6.3 per cent and 6.8 per cent in the next financial year 2025-26.

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