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Union Budget 2025 Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present a record eighth consecutive budget today. The budget is expected to be fiscally prudent as well as include measures to support weakening economic growth, reduce the burden on the middle class struggling with high prices and stagnant wage growth.
10:33 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached Parliament House
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reached Parliament House. Shortly after, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget for the financial year 2025-26.
10:25 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Union Budget 2025: ‘Despite global challenges, the country’s economy is growing continuously’
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said that ‘Despite global challenges, the country’s economy is growing continuously. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her record eighth budget and it is expected that this will create a good atmosphere.’
10:13 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025: There can be big announcements for youth and farmers in the budget
IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry Deputy Director General Sheetal Kalro said about the budget that there are a lot of expectations from the budget. The budget will focus on farmers, youth, women and common people and salaried employees. There can also be provisions in the budget regarding senior citizens’ loans, insurance, medical assistance.
10:02 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025-26: Finance Minister reaches Parliament House for Cabinet meeting
The Finance Minister has reached Parliament House, where the budget will be approved in the cabinet meeting. This is a tradition. After this, at 11 am, the Finance Minister will present the budget in the Lok Sabha.
09:54 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025-26: Finance Minister leaves for Parliament House
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has currently left Rashtrapati Bhavan and now she has left for Parliament House. The Finance Minister will attend the Cabinet meeting in Parliament House, where the Union Budget will be approved.
09:33 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Union Budget 2025 Live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets President
The Finance Minister has met President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan. The Finance Minister informed the President about the important provisions and changes in the budget. It is a tradition in which the President’s approval is taken. The President gave sweets to the Finance Minister. After this, the Finance Minister will attend the Cabinet meeting, from where the budget will be passed and then the budget will be presented in the Lok Sabha at 11 am.
9:27 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget Live: Budget copies reached Parliament House
Budget copies reached Parliament House. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget for the financial year 2025-26 in Parliament at 11 am today.
09:14 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025-26: Finance Minister leaves for Rashtrapati Bhavan
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has left the Finance Ministry for Rashtrapati Bhavan. Where she will meet President Draupadi Murmu and hand over a copy of the budget to her.
09:05 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025 Time: Finance Minister reached the Finance Ministry
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reached the ministry before presenting the budget. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary is also accompanying the Finance Minister. The Finance Minister is wearing a Madhubani art saree today. The main artist of this art is Dulari Devi, who was honored with Padma Shri by the government in the year 2021.
Where can you watch the budget speech live
After the announcement of Budget 2024 by Finance Minister Sitharaman, all the documents related to it will be uploaded online on https://www.indiabudget.gov.in for public viewing. Stay tuned with channel24india.com to understand all the major announcements made in the budget in detail. Along with this, all the information related to the budget will also be available on out web portal -channel24india.com
11:05 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025: ‘This budget will increase the pace of development’
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this budget is part of the efforts to increase the pace of development, overall development, increase investment in the private sector, strengthen domestic sensibilities and increase the spending capacity of the middle class. Budget 2025-26 is based on the points of increasing the pace of development, overall development, to promote investment in the private sector, to strengthen domestic sensibilities, to increase the spending capacity of the middle class.
The development measures proposed in the budget cover 10 sectors keeping in mind the poor, youth, farmers and women. These will focus on accelerating agricultural growth and productivity, building rural prosperity and resilience, taking everyone along on the path of inclusive progress, increasing manufacturing in India and taking Make in India forward, helping MSMEs, enabling employment and growth, investing in people-economy and innovation, ensuring energy supplies, promoting exports and nurturing innovation.
Agriculture
The Finance Minister said that under the Pradhan Mantri Dhan-Dhanya Krishi Yojana, 100 such districts will be selected where agricultural productivity is low. This will help in increasing productivity there, diversifying farming, strengthening irrigation and post-harvest storage capacity. 1.7 crore farmers will benefit from this scheme. All types of farmers will come under its purview. Emphasis will be laid on adopting good methods of agriculture. This will create enough opportunities in rural areas so that migration becomes an option, not a necessity.
Self-reliance in pulses
For this, attention will be given to the production of edible oils. The government will launch a six-year mission so that self-reliance in pulses can be achieved. NAFED and NCCF will buy three types of pulses. These pulses will be bought from farmers registered with these agencies.
11:01 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Union Budget 2025: Parliament proceedings begin
Parliament proceedings have begun and the Finance Minister has started reading the budget speech. At the same time, the opposition has started a ruckus over the Kumbh incident and opposition MPs are raising slogans.
10:57 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025: ‘We do not have much hope from the budget’ – Congress leader Jairam Ramesh
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Budget 2025, ‘Intention and content are seen in the budget. Intention and content set the limit. We do not have much hope. The steps that are to be taken, the incentives needed for private investment, I do not expect any such big bang in the budget. But let’s see what will happen for the middle class, will there be tax exemption or not, will we get freedom from tax terrorism? GST needs basic reforms. Modi 3.0 is being discussed but when will GST 2.0 come.’
10:49 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Union Budget 2025: Akhilesh Yadav said- The general budget should not disappoint people
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, ‘The budget is coming today. The budget should not disappoint the common people. More important than the budget is that even now in Kumbh, people are going to lost and found centers, different places in search of their loved ones. For which Kumbh, no one knows how much budget would have been spent, how many advertisements would be running. The target was to call 40 crore people, there was talk of digital Mahakumbh, CCTV cameras would have been installed, are they not aware of this? Budget is in its place but Kumbh is important. The budget should not disappoint.’
10:36 AM, 01-Feb-2025
Budget 2025: Cabinet approves Budget 2025
The Cabinet has approved Budget 2025. The Finance Minister will present the budget in Parliament shortly. At the same time, various dignitaries continue to reach the Parliament House. PM Modi has also reached the Parliament House.
