Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhawan. President Murmu offered curd to Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of Budget presentation. Later, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman left from the Rashtrapati Bhavan, for Parliament to present the interim budget 2024. The finance minister will present her sixt budget. Earlier, the finance minister was clicked along with her team before the presentation of the country's interim Budget. The budget is expected to underscore the Modi government's decade-long economic achievements while refraining from launching costly initiatives, aiming to reduce the fiscal deficit.