Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha as part of the ongoing Budget session of Parliament that started from January 28. 2019: From briefcase to Indian style bahi-khataIn her first Union Budget in 2019, FM Nirmala Sitharaman replaced the leather briefcase, which had been in use since independence for carrying Budget documents, with a more traditional ‘bahi-khata’ wrapped in a red cloth. The same year she shifted from paper documents to a digital tablet to carry and present Budget documents and transformed the way Indian Budgets are presented. Record consecutive budget presentationNirmala Sitharaman has already become the longest-serving Budget presenter (2019-2026) as she will present her ninth consecutive Union Budget today. 2026: Changes in the way budget speeches are presentedIn this year’s budget, Sitharaman will use the latter part (called Part B) of her speech to outline India’s economic vision and reform agenda.

Source: dna February 01, 2026 03:53 UTC