Budget 2024 Live Streaming Online: Scheduled for presentation today, the Union Budget 2024 is eagerly awaited as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares for her sixth budgetary address. In a departure from previous years, Sitharaman will be delivering an Interim Budget this time, with the looming Lok Sabha elections in April-May influencing this decision. The anticipation is palpable, even though major policy shifts and grand announcements might not be on the horizon for the Interim Budget. However, with an eye on the upcoming elections, the government’s decisions regarding populist measures and fiscal strategies are poised to capture widespread attention.
Interim Budget 2024: Date and Time
The announcement of Budget 2024 is scheduled for February 1 at 11 am. In the initial term of the Narendra Modi government, former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley changed the tradition of announcing the budget on the last working day of February.
Interim Budget 2024: Where to watch live
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget speech will be live streamed on Sansad TV and DD News. The Press Information Bureau (PIB) will also broadcast the Budget online on its official YouTube channel and website.
Interim Budget 2024: What to expect?
Finance Minister Sitharaman has indicated that the forthcoming Budget may not feature major announcements, although media reports suggest potential updates in welfare schemes. These rumored changes encompass a possible increase in PM-Kisan disbursements from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000, a rise in allocations for the MGNREGS Scheme, and expanded coverage within the Ayushman Bharat scheme. Additionally, there could be a focus on enhancing capital expenditure (capex).