In 2016, there was a big change regarding the general budget. The Railway Budget, which was presented separately, was abolished and merged with the General Budget itself and the long-standing tradition was put to an end.
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In the year 1958-59, the then Prime Minister of the country Jawaharlal Nehru presented the budget and he became the first Prime Minister of the country to do so. At that time the finance ministry was with PM Nehru.
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After her, Indira Gandhi has also presented the budget as the Prime Minister and has been the only woman to present the budget and hold the post of Finance Minister before Nirmala Sitharaman.