It’s a first! Budget 2026 to be presented on a Sunday; Om Birla confirms date

Budget 2026: For the archetypal time, the Union Budget volition beryllium presented connected a Sunday! Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla connected Monday confirmed the day for Budget 2026, saying that the Union Budget volition beryllium announced connected Sunday, February 1.The upcoming Union Budget volition beryllium presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, marking the eighth clip she volition array the fund successful Parliament.The announcement comes aft the Union Parliamentary affairs curate Kiren Rijiju declared the docket for Parliament’s Budget Session, past week. The league volition beryllium held successful 2 phases betwixt January 28 and April 2. Sharing the determination connected societal media, Rijiju said, "On the proposal of the Govt of India, Hon’ble President of India, Smt.

Droupadi Murmu ji has approved the summoning of some the Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session 2026. The Session volition commence connected 28 January 2026 and proceed till 2 April 2026." He added that the archetypal signifier of the league volition reason connected February 13, portion the 2nd signifier volition statesman connected March 9.

The Union Budget is apt to beryllium tabled connected February 1, which falls connected a Sunday this year.The Budget Session is the archetypal parliamentary league held each calendar year. It begins with the President’s code to a associated sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, aft which legislative and fiscal concern is taken up. The Budget Session is followed by the Monsoon Session successful July–August and the Winter Session successful November–December.