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When Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rises to present the Union Budget on Feb 1, 2025, it will be her eighth consecutive one

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Former Prime Minister Morarji Desai hold a record of presenting 10 Budgets, but during different periods — 6 from 1959-1964, and 4 from 1967 to 1969

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P Chidambaram presented nine Budgets, while and Pranab Mukherjee eight

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Sitharaman was appointed as India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister in 2019 under Prime Minister Modi After Modi won again in 2024 for the third time, Sitharaman retained her portfolio

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She delivered the longest Budget speech — lasting two hours and 40 minutes — on February 1, 2020

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In 2019, she replaced the traditional briefcase with red Bahi Khata

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In 2021, she presented the first-ever paperless Budget using a tablet wrapped in the traditional Bahi Khata pouch

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In 1999, Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha under Atal Bihari Vajpayee government changed the timing of the Budget presentation from 5 pm to 11 am

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