Jawaharlal Nehru was first PM to present Union Budget

Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister to present the Union Budget when he was also the Union Finance Minister, in the financial year 1958-59. Only Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have presented the Budget while serving as the PM. The Union Budget for 2017-18 will be presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1.