By Priyanka Deshpande
CNBC-TV18.com
Published July 23, 2024
Creating history, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh straight budget on Tuesday for 2024-25, surpassing the record of former prime minister Morarji Desai.
Draped in a white silk saree with magenta border, the finance minister's budget speech lasted for 1 hour and 25 minutes.
July 2024
Dressed in blue and cream-colored tussar saree, the finance minister surprised the Parliament with her brief and concise delivery of the Interim Budget 2024 — the shortest Budget speech in her career — lasting only 57 minutes.
February 2024
In her fifth Budget speech, Sitharaman’s speech lasted for a duration of 1 hour and 27 minutes.
2023
In her 2022 Budget speech, Sitharaman spoke for a duration of 1 hour and 30 minutes.
2022
In 2021, when India’s first paperless Budget was announced, Sitharaman spoke for a duration 1 hour and 40 minutes.
2021
In 2020, Sitharaman set a record for delivering the longest budget speech in the history of India in terms of duration, speaking for a total of 2 hours and 42 minutes.
2020
In her maiden Budget, Sitharaman’s speech lasted for a duration of 2 hours and 15 minutes.
2019