Union Budget 2025 preparation: 6 months of planning, ‘lock in’ of officials

Union Budget 2025 will be presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament on February 1.

The Union Budget 2025, which will be presented on February 1, will be the second full budget of the Modi 3.0 government. This year, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting her eighth consecutive budget in the Parliament.

The budget, an annual fiscal financial statement, is meant to define the central government's proposed expenditures and revenues for the upcoming fiscal year, spanning from April 1 to March 31.