Budget 2024: 7 interesting facts about Indian Budget you should know

The Union Budget is the financial plan for the country that outlines expected income and expenditure, typically for a year. 
 

The first Union Budget of independent Indian was presented by RK Shanmukham Chetty in 1947. 
 

In 1999, during the Vajpayee government, former FM Yashwant Sinha changed the Budget presentation time from 5 pm to 11 am. 
 

Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai holds the record for presenting the most number of budgets. He presented a total of 10 budgets. 
 

Former FM P Chidambaram holds the record for presenting the second most number of budgets, with a total of 9. 
 

Former FM Hirubhai Muljibhai Patel’s interim budget speech in 1977 is the shortest ever delivered. It consisted of only 800 words. 
 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds the record for delivering the longest budget speech. Her speech on February 1, 2020, lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes.