Budget 2024: Special moment between President Murmu, Nirmala Sitharaman

As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhawan before heading to Parliament.

President Murmu extended her best wishes to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other officials of the Ministry.

Expectations are running high as Sitharaman presents her sixth budget in the Lok Sabha on Thursday. She has her task cut out to maintain the world's fastest-growing economy tag for India while staying fiscally prudent and meeting general public expectations of lowering taxes in an election year.

Sitharaman continued with the tradition she set in 2019, carrying the budget speech in a 'bahi-khata', which she used after ditching the briefcase. She kept a digital tablet in a red 'bahi khata' style pouch.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached the Ministry of Finance on Thursday morning before presenting the interim Budget in Parliament.

The Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi later approved the budget.

Union Finance Minister presented interim Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha.