Union Budget 2026: As the month of January is progressing, people’s curiosity about the Union Budget is also increasing. For the last few years, there has been a tradition of presenting the Union Budget every year on 1 February. This time there was special discussion about the budget date because 1st February is falling on Sunday.

Due to it being Sunday, various kinds of speculations were being made. However, now the Central Government has put an end to these speculations and has clarified the situation regarding the date of Union Budget 2026. Let us know, when will the budget be presented this year?

Central government on budget session dates

The Central Government has made it clear that this time also the Union Budget 2026 will be presented on February 1 as per the schedule. Since it is Sunday, no changes have been made in it. The ongoing speculations regarding the date have now come to a complete end. Important dates related to the budget session have been approved in the recently held meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs.

According to the proposal of the Central Government, the President’s address will be held on January 28. The Economic Survey will be presented in Parliament on January 29. After this, on Sunday, February 1, the Finance Minister will present the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament.

Finance Minister’s 9th budget and record

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman can present her ninth budget on this occasion. Till now, the then Finance Minister Sitharaman has presented 2 interim and 6 full budgets. This time, Sitharaman will leave behind Pranab Mukherjee’s record of presenting the budget and equal P. Chidambaram’s record of presenting the budget 9 times. This will be the first time in the last few years that the budget will be presented on a Sunday.

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