Sitharaman presented Budget 9 times, it's a matter of pride: PM
PM Narendra Modi said it is a matter of national pride that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget this year. "[It] is a record…Several women across India feel inspired by this," PM Modi added. Sitharaman, who presented the Budget on February 1, is one short of the record 10 budgets presented by former PM Morarji Desai.