Here Are Some Of The Budget Facts That You Must Know

The word budget comes from French word 'bougette', which means a leather pouch, little bag, or briefcase

In India, budget proposals were first presented by James Wilson, 'finance member' of the India Council, in 1860

Independent India's first Union Budget was presented by RK Shanmukham Chetty on November 26, 1947

Until 1999, the budget used to be announced at 5 pm, instead of the present slot of 11 am

In 2017, when late Arun Jaitley was FM, the Union Budget presentation date was changed to Feb 1, from last working day of the month

73 annual budgets presented since Independence

Morarji Desai presented 10 budgets, the maximum by any finance minister

Nirmala Sitharaman is India's second woman finance minister after Indira Gandhi

Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting 4th consecutive Union Budget on Feb 1, 2022

Nirmala Sitharaman's 2020 Union Budget speech lasted 2 hrs & 40 mins, a record

Budget documents are printed in a govt press in North Block

From 1955, Union Budget documents were started to be printed in both Hindi & English

From 2020, Indian Union Budget has gone paperless Photos: Getty