Sitharaman Delivers Ninth Record Budget; Speech Duration 1 Hour 25 Minutes

• Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, 2026, the second Budget of the Modi government’s third term.
• Her latest Budget speech lasted 1 hour and 25 minutes.
• Sitharaman holds the record for India's longest Budget speech, delivering a 2-hour 42-minute address on February 1, 2020, which included key reforms and the LIC IPO proposal.
• Her 2024 interim Budget speech, at 56 minutes, was her shortest tenure.
• Sitharaman now matches P Chidambaram with nine budgets, while Morarji Desai holds the record for most budgets presented (ten).

Why It Matters: Nirmala Sitharaman delivered her ninth Union Budget, with a speech lasting 1 hour 25 minutes.