Budget 2024 Corporate Reactions Live Updates: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her seventh consecutive Budget on July 23 for the fiscal year 2024-25, breaking the record previously held by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai. This is the first Budget of the BJP-led NDA government since its re-election in June. The government has announced a new skilling program designed to train 20 lakh youth over the next five years through industry-designed courses.