Nirmala Sitharaman

The Union Budget has evolved from the colonial 'briefcase' to 'bahi khata' and now a 'tablet'. FM Nirmala Sitharaman's choices reflect India's blend of heritage and innovation.

Nirmala Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu ahead of presenting the Union Budget 2025-26, receiving the "dahi-cheeni" blessing for good luck.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget-day sarees highlight India’s textile heritage. As she presents her 8th consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2025, here’s a look at her past ensembles and their cultural significance.

Sitharaman is on a two-day official visit to Niigata, Japan, for a 'Dialogue with partner countries' at the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting on May 12.

Sitharaman is leading an Indian delegation to attend the 56th Annual General Meeting of the Board of Governors of the ADB along with Investor/bilateral and other associated meetings.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on April 11 visited NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Greenbelt, Maryland during her official visit to the US. She was accompanied by the US Ambassador of India Taranjit Singh Sandhu

During the roundtable, FM Sitharaman underlined the reality of a global acknowledgement of “New India” and the renewed role India is poised to play in the global economic order, besides India as an investment destination going forward into “Amrit Kaal.”

Sitharaman interacted with business leaders and investors during a roundtable on 'Investment opportunities for the long term: India on the Rise'. The finance minister is on a week-long visit to the US for the annual spring meetings of the World Bank and IMF

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen ahead of the first G20 financial conclave meeting, in Bengaluru. The two leaders exchanged views on G20 Finance Track priorities under G20India Presidency in 2023.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam highlighted several new schemes in the Union Budget 2023-24 on February 1. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman introduced a one-time new small savings scheme for women, Mahila Samman Savings Certificate. Let's take a look at some of the schemes introduced in Budget 2023.

Here are some of the highlights from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's presentation of the Union Budget 2023 in the Lok Sabha on February 1.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2023-24 made five major announcements for the middle class with respect to personal income tax. These announcements, from income tax rebate to leave encashment exemptions, will provide substantial benefits to the middle class

The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament on February 1. She began her speech by introducing this year's Budget as the first one in India's 'Amrit Kaal'. Budget 2023 hopes to build on the foundation of the previous Budgets. Here are the keys highlights of Budget 2023.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 on February 1. Find out how it impacts your expenses.

In her Budget 2023 speech, Nirmala Sitharaman said the government’s focus is on wide-ranging reforms and some policies implemented through ‘Sabka Prayas’.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2023-24, which she said was the first budget in 'Amrit Kaal', in the Lok Sabha on February 1

As per established tradition, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, before heading to the Parliament to present the Union Budget 2023 on February 1.

The Economy survey for 2022-23 has projected India’s GDP growth for the next fiscal 2023-24 in a range of 6-6.8 percent.

Budget 2023: The Budget briefcase has come a long way and has evolved over the years. The tradition of carrying the Budget papers in a briefcase was handed over to us by the British. India’s Budget briefcase was a copy of the ‘Gladstone box’ that is used in British budget. India too followed the British tradition but unlike the UK, in India, different FMs used to carry different briefcases or bags of different colours.

The Budget session commences on January 31 with the maiden address of President Droupadi Murmu at the joint session of Parliament. “By 2047, we have to build a nation that will be connected to the pride of the past and which will have all the golden chapters of modernity. We have to build an India that will be 'Atmanirbhar' and capable to fulfil its humanitarian duties," President Murmu said.