The budget session of Parliament will run from January 28 to April 2, this time the budget will be presented on a special day, know

Budget Session 2026 of Parliament, this time the session will be held from 28 January to 2 April 2026. Its first phase will end on 13 February 2026 and Parliament will reconvene on 9 March 2026. On the recommendation of the Government of India, Hon’ble President Draupadi Murmu has approved the convening of both Houses of Parliament for the Budget Session of 2026. This session will start from 28 January 2026 and will continue till 2 April 2026.

The first phase will end on 13 February 2026 and Parliament will reconvene on 9 March 2026. This is an important step towards meaningful debate and people-centric governance.

This time the budget will be presented on Sunday

The dates for the much-awaited Union Budget 2026 have been officially announced. In a departure from recent tradition, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026 on February 1, which is a Sunday. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs has finalized the budget programme.

The key dates are as follows:

• The budget session of Parliament will start from 28 January 2026 and continue till 2 April 2026.
  
• The first phase will end on 13 February 2026. The second phase will start from 9 March 2026.
  
• The Economic Survey 2025-26 will be presented on 29 January 2026.
  
• The Union Budget 2026-27 will be presented on 1 February 2026.
  
• Budget presentation on a Sunday is a rare occurrence.
  
• Although February 1 conforms to tradition established in 2017, it is not a day of the week. This won’t be the first time the Union Budget will be presented on a Sunday, but it is a rare occurrence.
  
• To ensure allocation of funds by the beginning of the financial year (1 April), the budget date in 2017 was changed from 28 February to 1 February.

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