Budget 2025 Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets President Droupadi Murmu ahead of Budget speech in the Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman connected Saturday called connected President Droupadi Murmu earlier presenting her grounds eighth Budget successful the Lok Sabha.

As per established tradition, the concern curate met the President astatine the Rashtrapati Bhavan earlier heading to Parliament.

President Murmu offered 'dahi-chini' (curd-sugar), considered auspicious, to Sitharaman earlier she near for Parliament to contiguous the Union Budget.

"Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman on with Minister of State for Finance Shri Pankaj Chaudhary and elder officials of the Ministry of Finance called connected President Droupadi Murmu astatine Rashtrapati Bhavan earlier presenting the Union Budget. The President expressed champion wishes to the Union Finance Minister and her squad for the presumption of budget," President's bureau said successful a station connected X.

Before the existent presumption successful Parliament, the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the Budget for fiscal 2025-26 (April 2025 to March 2026).

Clamour for taxation alleviation is moving precocious arsenic Sitharaman presents her eighth Budget successful the Lok Sabha connected Saturday.

The Budget would springiness a glimpse of the Modi government's measures to boost system which is expected to dilatory down to 6.4 per cent successful the existent fiscal twelvemonth portion outlining the roadmap to marque India 'Viksit Bharat' by 2047.

Sitharaman continues with the contented she acceptable successful 2019, carrying the fund code successful a 'bahi-khata', which she utilized aft dropping the briefcase tradition.