Union Budget 2025 at 11 am today; where to watch Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech live

NEW DELHI: The Union finance minister Niramala Sitharaman will table the Budget 2025 at 11 am in Lok Sabha today. Increased allocations to boost job creation and skills and income tax reforms are high on the list of expectations. Budget 2025 LIVE

The Budget session 2025 began on January 31 with the President Droupadi Murmu's address to Parliament. As per the budget session schedule, the general budget 2025 will be presented today, February 1, in the Lok Sabha at 11 am.

The Lok Sabha has provisionally allotted two days from February 3-4 for discussion on the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, while Rajya Sabha has earmarked three days for the debate.

As per the PTI report, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the debate in Rajya Sabha on February 6. Before the Budget speech 2025, experts predicted that the emphasis will be on employment and skilling with a focus on boosting incomes.

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Where to watch full Budget speech 2025

The ministry of finance has notified a few direct links to watch the Union finance minister’s Budget 2025 speech live on social media platforms. The full budget speech 2025 will be live streamed on the official links given below.

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Specific allocations for various sectors, including education, will be announced during the Union Budget 2025. Experts await an increase in funding for both school and higher education to continue the momentum of educational development in the country. In the last Budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman allocated a total budget outlay of Rs 1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling.