7 Interesting Facts About Union Budget

Zee Media Bureau
Jan 30, 2024

Nirmala Sitharaman Speech

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set a record for the lengthiest budget speech delivering a two-hour and 42-minute address during the Union Budget for 2020-21.

Manmohan Singh Speech

Manmohan Singh holds the record for the lengthiest budget speech in terms of words delivering 18,604 words in 1991 during the Narasimha Rao government

Briefest budget speech

The briefest budget speech was given by Hirubhai Mulljibhai Patel in 1977 comprising of just 800 words.

Moraraji Desai record

Former Prime Minister Moraraji Desai holds the record for presenting the most budget proposals in India's history having presented 10 budgets during his tenure as finance minister.

Union Budget timing change

Until 1999 the Union Budget was presented at 5 pm on the last working day of February but Yashwant Sinha changed the timing to 11 am.

Budget Presentation in Hindi and English

Until 1955, the Union Budget was exclusively presented in English but the Congress government decided to print it in both Hindi and English.

Digital Budget during COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the budget for 2021-22 was completely digital marking a historic first for independent India.

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