Image Source : ANI Sitharaman was appointed as the Finance Minister when Modi swept to power again in the 2019.
Budget 2025: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her eighth consecutive Budget today i.e. February 1, 2025. Sitharaman is delivering her speech with a tablet, which she displayed in a traditional ‘bahi-khata’ style red pouch.
Draped in an off-white handloom silk saree with fish-themed embroidery and golden border, Sitharaman and her team of officials posed for the traditional ‘briefcase’ photo outside her North Block office earlier in the day.
She showed the tablet securely placed inside a red cover featuring a golden national emblem. Her Budget for the fiscal year starting April 2025 (FY2025-26) marks the 14th consecutive Budget under the Narendra Modi government since 2014, including two interim Budgets presented ahead of the general elections in 2019 and 2024.
She was appointed as the Finance Minister when Modi swept to power again in the 2019 election and presented her maiden Budget on July 5, 2019.
She used a red cloth folder enclosed with a string and emblazoned with the national emblem to carry the Budget documents.
Meanwhile, benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in opening trade on Saturday. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 136.44 points to 77,637.01 in opening trade. The NSE Nifty went up by 20.2 points to 23,528.60.
From the 30-share blue-chip pack, ITC Hotels, IndusInd Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement and NTPC were among the biggest gainers.
Titan, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle, Asian Paints, HCL Tech and ICICI Bank were among the laggards.
