In PHOTOS: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets President Murmu; to present Budget 2023 at 11 am

Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Dr Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, MoS Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance called on President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2023-24. Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2023-24 with a digital device instead of the traditional 'bahi-khata' in her hands

Updated On: 2023-02-01 10:16 AM IST

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the sixth minister in independent India to present five consecutive budgets, joining a select league of legends likes of Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley and P Chidambaram

As per established tradition, the Finance Minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhawan before heading to Parliament to present the Union Budget. This is the fifth budget presentation by Sitharaman. PM Modi will chair a cabinet meeting at 10 am before the Budget is tabled in Parliament

Union Budget 2023 will be the last full-fledged Union Budget of Modi government before the 2024 Lok Sabha poll. Union Finance Minister Sitharaman will present the Union Budget for 2023-24 with a digital device instead of the traditional 'bahi-khata' in her hands

Known for her love for Indian textiles, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Parliament for the Union Budget presentation wearing a traditional temple border saree on Wednesday. Temple sarees are usually made of cotton, silk or a mix and worn for special occasions Pic/Pallav Paliwal

On the first day of the budget session of Parliament, Sitharaman on Tuesday tabled the pre-budget Economic Survey for 2022-23, which projected an 6-6.8 per cent growth for the economy in the coming financial year Pic/Pallav Paliwal

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