Budget 2026 Confirmed for Sunday, Feb 1: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla

• Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla confirmed the Union Budget 2026 will be presented on Sunday, February 1st.
• The Budget Session of Parliament will run from January 28 to April 2, 2026, in two phases.
• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the budget, despite February 1st being a Sunday.
• A budget has been presented on a Sunday before, specifically on February 28, 1999, by then Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha.
• States have demanded more funds for infrastructure, GST compensation, and development schemes in pre-budget meetings.

Why It Matters: Union Budget 2026 will be presented on Sunday, February 1st, with focus on 'Viksit Bharat 2047'.