Budget 2026 Date: Key Dates Where and How to Watch Live Nirmala Sitharaman’s Ninth Budget Presentation

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1, 2026, marking her ninth consecutive Budget and the third full Budget of the Narendra Modi-led NDA 3.0 government. The Budget will be tabled on a Sunday, an uncommon occurrence in recent years. The Budget session of Parliament will begin on January 28 and continue until April 2, Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju announced. In a post on X, Rijiju said President Droupadi Murmu had approved the summoning of both Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session 2026 on the recommendation of the Union government. With this presentation, Sitharaman will surpass former finance ministers including Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley, P. Chidambaram, Yashwant Sinha and Morarji Desai in the number of Union Budgets presented.

When will the Union Budget 2026 be presented?

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will start presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Parliament on February 1, 2026, at 11 am sharp.

How to watch Union Budget 2026 live?

The Budget speech will be broadcast live on the official Union Budget website (indiabudget.gov.in), Sansad TV and Doordarshan. Several national news channels will also carry live coverage, while Sansad TV, Doordarshan and the Press Information Bureau will stream the proceedings on their respective YouTube platforms and provide updates on social media.

Apart from these, you can track live updates from the Union Budget presentation and its analysis on lokmattimes.com