Feb 1, 2024, 09:18 AM IST

A look at sarees worn by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget days

Varnika Srivastava

Here are the sarees Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman wore during the budget sessions. 

2023: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wore a traditional temple-bordered red saree. 

Experts in Dharwad crafted a 5.5m long, 900gm handwoven Ilkal silk saree using kasuti art, featuring designs of chariots, gopuras, peacocks, and lotus, in 10 days.

2022 Budget: Finance Minister Sitharaman wore a rust and maroon handloom Bomkai weave with silver thread work in the border in the 2022 Budget..

2021 budget: FM Nirmala Sitharaman chose a red and off-white silk Pochampally sari with an ikat pattern around the pallu in Union Budget 2021.

2020 budegt: Nirmala Sitharaman wore a bright yellow silk saree with a blue border during Union Budget 2020.

2019 budget: During the Union Budget 2019 announcement, FM Nirmala Sitharaman made a statement wearing a vibrant pink mangalgiri silk saree with a gold border.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to unveil the Interim Budget 2024 on February 1, marking the final budget for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second term.

The finance minister's proposed interim budget, an early vote on account, will be valid for the first four months of the new fiscal year starting in April.