Budget 2023: FM Nirmala Sitharaman dons traditional temple border red saree to present Union Budget 2023

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Parliament for the Union Budget 2023 presentation wearing a traditional temple border saree on Wednesday. Temple sarees are usually made of cotton, silk or a mix and worn for special occasions. Sitharaman opted for the red temple saree with a black border and intricate golden work on Budget day.

 
Following the tradition, ahead of the tabling of the Union budget 2023 in Parliament on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with ministers of state Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Karad and Finance Secretary T V Somanathan met President Droupadi Murmu.

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Union Finance Minister will be presenting the Union Budget 2023-24 in Parliament. This budget will be the last full-fledged Union Budget of PM Narendra Modi's government before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Like the previous two years, the Union Budget will be delivered in paperless form this year also.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a cabinet meeting at 10 am before the Budget is tabled in Parliament.

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Meanwhile, addressing reporters outside Parliament before the start of the budget session, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Our Finance Minister will present one more Budget before the country tomorrow. In today's global circumstances, not only India but the entire world is looking at India's budget. Amid the unstable global economic situation, India's Budget will attempt to meet the hopes and aspirations of the common citizens. I firmly believe that Nirmala Sitharaman will make all efforts to meet those aspirations."

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