Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday created history by presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget 2026, further cementing her place in India’s parliamentary record books. The Union Budget 2026 speech, delivered in the Lok Sabha, lasted around 84 minutes, marking the first time a Union Budget has been presented on a Sunday.

Sitharaman still holds record for longest Budget speech

Despite the relatively shorter duration, Sitharaman continues to hold the distinction of delivering the longest Budget speech in Indian parliamentary history. That record was set in 2020, when her Union Budget address ran for an extraordinary two hours and 42 minutes, reflecting the growing breadth and complexity of India’s fiscal and economic policymaking.