The nation as a whole is anticipating the interim budget of 2024 to be presented by current Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2024. This will mark her sixth budget presentation as the Finance Minister. The Lok Sabha, or general elections, are scheduled to happen between April and May to elect the next MPs of the Lower House of the Indian Parliament. The tenure of the 17th Lok Sabha is set to terminate on June 16, 2024.
Ahead of the interim budget presentation, let’s take a look at the longest and shortest budget speeches in Indian history.
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What is the longest budget speech?
The record for the longest budget speech in the history of budget presentations is held by the current Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. In the 2020 Union Budget session, Nirmala Sitharaman set a record by speaking for an impressive 2 hours and 42 minutes. Moreover, she surpassed her own record of around 2 hours and 17 minutes in the previous year.
From a historical perspective, the record for the longest budget speech in terms of word count goes to former Prime Minister and Finance Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. In 1991, the veteran politician and economist delivered a speech with a word count of 18,650 words during the budget session.
What is the shortest budget speech?
The record for the shortest budget speech is held by former Finance Minister Hirubhai Mulljibhai Patel. In 1977, Mr. Patel presented the Union Budget with a speech containing only 800 words.
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