Budget 2022: From date, time to where and how to watch LIVE - See all important details about Union Budget
Budget 2022: The Union Budget 2022-23 will be presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2022. The different sectors are looking forward to the budget. In the previous budget, the main focus of the government was on health and rural infrastructure development. This year, the Omicron variant of COVID-19 has raised concerns amid the economic recovery in the economy.
There are certain details regarding this year's budget that people must be aware of. These are as follows:
Budget 2022: Date and time
The Union Budget 2022 will be presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2022 at 11 AM. This budget will set the tone for the government's economic policies for the coming fiscal year. Source: Reuters
Budget 2022: Where and How to watch?
Union Budget 2022 will be broadcasted live on DD News and Sansad TV and on social media platforms, such as YouTube and Twitter of Government. Those who do not have access to a TV can watch the live broadcast of the Budget 2022 presentation on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Source: Reuters
Budget 2022 session
One must note that every year, the central government holds a budget session in the Parliament, where a host of decisions pertaining to the country's economic growth, and its economy at large, are made. The Finance Minister presents the Union Budget of that fiscal on Budget day. Nirmala Sitharaman, finance minister of the Narendra Modi government, will table her fourth Budget in Parliament this year in the Lok Sabha. Source: Reuters
Budget 2022: Paperless budget
This Union Budget 2022 is likely to be paperless. This will mark the second such instance when the Finance Minister will be reading the budget speech without paper. In 2021 also, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a paperless budget after deciding to not print the budget documents. Source: Reuters
Budget 2022: How to download?
The Union Budget of 2021-22 was delivered in paperless form for the first time. A “Union Budget Mobile App” was also launched for hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general public. The Union Budget 2022-23 would also be available on the Mobile App after the process of Budget presentation has been completed on February 1, 2022 in the Parliament. ‘Union Budget Mobile App’ to provide easy and quick access to Union Budget information to all stakeholders. Mobile App is bilingual (English and Hindi) and is available on both Android and iOS platforms.
Budget 2022: 4th budget of PM Modi-led NDA government's 2nd tenure
The Union Budget 2022-23 is the fourth Budget of the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government in its second tenure. Source: Reuters