Union Budget 2024:
Interesting Facts To Know
July 19, 2024
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R. K. Shanmukham Chetty
Presented Independent India's Inaugural Union Budget On 26 November 1947
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Indira Gandhi, India's First And Only Female Prime Minister To Date, Presented The Union Budget In 1970-71
After Taking Over The Finance Portfolio From Morarji Desai.
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Morarji Desai Holds The Record For Presenting
The Highest Number Of Budgets, Having Presented 10 In Total
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Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, And Rajiv Gandhi
Are Only PMs Who Have Presented Budgets During Their Tenures
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In 2016, The Railway Budget Was
Merged Into The Union Budget
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Presented
The First Completely Paperless Budget On 1 February 2021
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The Halwa Ceremony, Integral To The Budget-Making Process,
Signifies The Start Of Compiling Budget Documents
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