A look at FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget Day sarees over the years

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her 8th budget today. Let us have a look at her sarees through the years on the budget day.

Presenting her 8th continous budget in the year 2025, the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman chose to wear a white saree with Madhubani artwork and a golden borders, carrying the traditional 'bahi khata'.

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Presenting the 2024 Union budget, her seventh budget in a row, the finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman opted for a white silk saree with magenta border adorned with golden motifs paired with a 'bahi khata'.

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Presenting her interim budget in 2024, the finance minister chose a blue handloom saree. She wore a tussar silk saree with kantha handiwork paired with a traditional 'bahi khata'.

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In 2023, the FM donned a traditional temple border red saree with black border and intricate golden work.

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In 2022, the finance minister donned a brown Bomkai saree, typically made in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha. The rusty brown tone of her saree was a combination of two earthly colours: brown and red.
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In 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman wore a red and off-white silk Pochampally saree, featuring intricate ikat patterns on the pallu and a green border. Traditionally crafted in Bhoodan Pochampally, Telangana, this weaving style hails from a region famously known as the 'silk city of India.'

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In 2020, Sitharaman donned a striking yellow-gold silk saree with a blue border and a matching blouse. The vibrant yellow, which symbolises prosperity, was seen as a reflection of the nation's aspirations for economic growth, amid the slump due to pandemic.

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For presenting her first Union Budget in 2019, the finance minister opted for a bright pink Mangalgiri saree with a golden border. She also replaced the briefcase with a traditional ‘Bahi Khata,’ carrying the budget papers in a red silk cloth adorned with a golden national emblem on top.

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