Union Budget 2026-27: Why February 1 (Sunday) is the likely date for presentation

New Delhi: The government is likely to go ahead with the presentation of the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1 (Sunday), sources told CNBC-TV18. The government is yet to officially announce the dates of the Budget Session of Parliament.

The media report quoted sources saying that the preparations for the Budget presentation are moving ahead on the assumption that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Budget on 1st February, which is a Sunday. Usually, the Parliament and Stock Markets observe a holiday on Sunday and that is why people are curious whether the Budget will be announced on the customary date or not.

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The official dates of the Budget session are announced by the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry after consulting the stakeholders.

Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive Union Budget presentation this year. The finance minister had presented the Budget 2025 on a weekend, i.e. Saturday. Former finance minister Arun Jaitley had also presented the Union Budgets of 2015 and 2016 on February 28, both Saturdays.

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Earlier Budgets were announced on February 28. However, since 2017, the Modi government started presenting the Union Budget at 11 am on February 1.

“The Union Budget 2025-2026 promises to continue Government’s efforts to accelerate growth, secure inclusive development, invigorate private sector investments, uplift household sentiments, and enhance spending power of India’s rising middle class. The Budget proposes development measures focusing on poor (Garib), Youth, farmer (Annadata) and women (Nari),” the Finance Ministry had stated in Budget 2025 statement.