New Delhi, February 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the Budget for 2023-24 hopes to build on the foundation of the previous budget and blue print for India@100. This is the first Budget in Amrit Kaal, she said. Budget 2023: Nirmala Sitharaman, Sixth Finance Minister to Present Budget Five Times in a Row.

This is the last full Budget of the second term of the BJP-led NDA government ahead of the general elections in 2024. Budget 2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Arrives at North Block Ahead of Union Budget Presentation Today (See Pics).

Sitharaman is presenting her fifth full Budget after she took over as Finance Minister in July 2019.

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