Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget for 2024-25, her 7th straight presentation

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2024-25 Budget, her 7th consecutive, surpassing Morarji Desai’s record. This was the first Budget in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s third term. She highlighted stable inflation at 4%, core inflation at 3.1%, and India’s economic growth amid global policy uncertainty. Modi’s re-election reflects public faith, she stated in the Lok Sabha presentation.