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Nirmala Sitharaman achieved the distinction of delivering the lengthiest Budget speech during the presentation of the Union Budget 2020–21 on February 1, 2020.
In response to the recent security breach at the Parliament, the Indian government plans to conduct a security audit of 72 sensitive government buildings, including prominent ones like North Block, South Block, Shastri Bhawan, Udyog Bhawan, Vigyan Bhawan, and Jawahar Lal Nehru Bhawan. These buildings have been categorized into three groups based on sensitivity.
As the government's point person for the financial services sector, Joshi will have key inputs in the making of the interim budget for 2024-25.
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget for 2024-25 on February 1. The key numbers that would be watched include the disinvestment target and the fiscal glide path
Budget 2024-25: The team that puts together the Budget, after extensive discussions with business heads and other stakeholders, includes top bureaucrats of the Finance Ministry, including Finance Secretary, Revenue Secretary, Economic Affairs Secretary, among others.