Budget 2024: The countdown has begun for the Union Budget 2024, a crucial financial event where Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget in Parliament on July 23. This first full Union Budget of Modi 3.0 has garnered high expectations from both India Inc and the common man.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met economists to elicit their views and suggestions for the upcoming Budget, a senior government official said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget for 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha on July 23. Besides economists and sectoral experts, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery and other members also attended the meeting.
Finance Minister Sitharaman, Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh, Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran and economists Surjit Bhalla and Ashok Gulati and veteran banker K V Kamath among others were present in the meeting. The Budget for 2024-25 will be the first major economic document of the Modi 3.0 government, which, among other things, is expected to lay the road map for making India a developed nation by 2047.
Here's everything you need to know about when, where, and how to watch the Union Budget 2024 live.
Date of Union Budget 2024
According to the official notification, the Budget Session of Parliament will commence on July 22. Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju confirmed that the Union Budget will be presented by Sitharaman on July 23. The Budget Session will conclude on August 12.
Time of Union Budget 2024 Speech
Following tradition, the Union Budget will be tabled in Parliament at 11:00 am. This year, Sitharaman will present the Budget at 11:00 am on July 23.
Where to Watch Budget 2024 Live Telecast
The Union Budget speech will be presented in the Lok Sabha at 11:00 am and will be telecast live on several government channels, including national broadcaster Doordarshan, Parliament’s channels, and the Government of India's YouTube channels. Sansad TV will also broadcast the event.
For those interested in watching the budget speech online and accessing Budget documents, the government's official portal www.indiabudget.gov.in will host the livestreaming and key documents.