Catch the live stream of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitaraman’s Budget speech for Union Budget 2024 and know when and where to watch it.
The Budget presentation is set to take place on February 1: Here’s a guide on where you can access Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech
Presenting the sixth consecutive Budget, including five annual Budgets and one interim, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to break the record held only by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. This achievement surpasses the consecutive five-budget streak of predecessors like Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley, P. Chidambaram, and Yashwant Sinha. Morarji Desai, as Finance Minister, had presented five annual Budgets and one interim Budget between 1959-1964
Ms. Sitharaman is set to present the Interim Budget 2024-25 on February 1, which will serve as a vote-on-account, granting the Government spending authority until a new government takes office after the general elections in April-May. The presentation is scheduled for Thursday in the Lok Sabha at 11 a.m., detailing budget allocations and revenue expectations for the financial year 2024-25. Following the speech in the lower house, the Budget documents will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha.
Where to watch the live streaming
To catch the live streaming of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech,
viewers can tune in to Sansad TV , the television channel that is dedicated for the parliamentary proceedings. India’s official public broadcaster Doordarshan’s news channel DD News., will also telecast the speech. The government will also be running a live telecast on its video portal Webcast.
Sansad TV will also run live streams on its YouTube channel.
https://youtube.com/@SansadTV?si=5cFIYQXd5BJ-hopH