Budget 2026 Date And Time: When & Where To Watch FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Speech

India Budget 2026 Date & Time: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present a record ninth consecutive budget for the financial year 2026-27 on Sunday, February 1, 2026.

The budget is expected to include measures to boost economic growth, boost artificial initiatives, and provide relief to various industries while maintaining fiscal prudence.

The Budget session of the Parliament is being conducted in two parts: The first part commenced on January 28 and will conclude on February 13, 2026, and the second part will begin on March 9 and end on April 2, 2025. There will be 30 sittings during the session.

What Time Is Budget 2026?

The Budget speech will be presented in the Lok Sabha at 11 am on February 1, where the finance minister will detail

budgetary allocations and revenue projections for the upcoming financial year. After the speech, the Budget documents will be laid before the Rajya Sabha.

Where To Watch FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Union Budget Speech?

The Budget speech will be broadcast live on News18 and all other news channels. You can also catch all the updates about Budget 2026 on News18.com. News18 will provide detailed live blog updates on the Budget speech, and political, industry, and market reactions.

The Budget speech will also be aired live on Sansad TV, the channel dedicated to parliamentary proceedings, and also on Doordarshan’s news channel, DD News. Additionally, Sansad TV will stream the speech live on its YouTube channel.

This will mark Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth Budget presentation in Parliament and her third under the Narendra Modi-led NDA 3.0 government.

Having delivered seven annual budgets and two interim budgets, she has already surpassed former finance ministers like Manmohan Singh, Arun Jaitley, P. Chidambaram, Yashwant Sinha, and Morarji Desai in the maximum number of budget speeches.