Economic Survey, an annual document presented by the Finance Ministry, will not be presented this year since Finance Minister  Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Interim Budget instead of a full-fledged budget because Lok Sabha elections are due later this year. 

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the interim budget at 11 am. Ms Sitharaman has arrived at the Finance Ministry with her team.

Stock markets opened in green today, ahead of the interim Union budget to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech will be broadcast live on the official channel of Parliament Sansad TV and Doordarshan. 

Homebuyers expect the current Rs 2 lakh rebate on housing loan interest Under Section 24 to be increased to about Rs 5 lakh, experts say.

The interim budget that come in the backdrop of a strong domestic economy - will be watched closely by the experts to ascertain if it will be able to maintain the current high rate of growth. 

This will be the last budget in Narendra Modi government's second term as the Lok Sabha elections will be held later this year. 

The interim budget is a temporary financial plan that covers the government's expenses until a new government takes charge after elections. The interim budget seeks Parliament nod for a grant in advance to meet the government's essential expenditure for the first four months of the new financial year. 

Union Budget 2024 will be Nirmala Sitharaman's sixth budget as the Finance Minister today. After Morarji Desai, she will only be the second finance minister in the nation to give the Union Budget for six consecutive years.