The general budget in the country is going to be presented on 1 February. This is the first full budget of Modi government 3.0. There are many things related to the budget in the history of India about which you may not even know that India is a country of traditions. There are many traditions in the budget which are followed even today. So let us know interesting information related to the budget presented in the country.
Who has the longest budget speech?
The record for the longest budget speech so far is in the name of current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. During the budget of 2020, he gave a speech of 2 hours 42 minutes. However, interestingly, two pages of the script of his budget speech survived.
Who has the shortest budget speech?
Have you ever wondered who gave the shortest speech in the country? In 1977, Finance Minister Hirubhai Muljibhai Patel gave the shortest speech. His speech was only 800 words long.
Whose budget speech has the most words?
The 14th Prime Minister of the country, Dr. At one time Manmohan Singh was also the Finance Minister. He gave such a budget speech which brought about a change in the economy. His budget speech in 1991 was 18,650 words long. This speech was the most verbose budget speech ever.
Budget documents were leaked, right?
We see that exam papers are getting leaked these days. But have you ever thought that the country’s general budget document may also have been leaked? Yes, yes it happened in 1950 when the budget documents were leaked. After this incident, printing of the budget speech was stopped in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Its printing started in the government press located at Minto Road. A few years later, in 1980, its printing was shifted to North Block, i.e. within the Finance Ministry.
In how many languages is the budget published?
In India, before 1955-56, the country’s general budget was published in English. But after this it started being published in Hindi.
Who was the first woman to present the budget?
For the first time after independence, a woman has presented the budget. The woman’s name was Indira Gandhi, who was the former Prime Minister of India. He was the one who presented the budget in 1970. Because at that time he himself was the Finance Minister.
When did the budget start in the country?
Budgeting in India started in 1860. The date on the calendar was 7 April, when the first budget was presented by James Wilson. The country’s first budget after independence was presented on 26 November 1947. The then Finance Minister R. No. This budget was presented by Shanmukham Chetty.
