FM Sitharaman, accompanied by Mos of Finance Pankaj Chaudhary  and other senior officials posed for photos along with the folder before they left for Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2024, FM Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu as per tradition and briefed her about the provisions of the budget. 

The FM will now head for Cabinet meeting before Union Budget 2024 is presented in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Meanwhile, the documents of the Union Budget 2024 has reached the Parliament. 

The documents for the Jammu and Kashmir Budget have also reached the Parliament. Sitharaman will also present the budget of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2024-25 after presenting the General Budget for the year.

This Budget wil mark Sitharaman's seventh consecutive budget eclipsing the late Moraji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets, which is likely to focus on changes in the income tax structure and improving the ease of doing business in India.

Speaking to the media, Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary earlier said that the first Union Budget of the third Narendra Modi government will be based on his mantra of "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas".

The budget session of Parliament began on July 22 and, according to schedule, will end on August 12.