Parliament Budget 2026 Session Begins Today: Economic Survey To Budget Presentation | Key Dates To Know

Parliament Budget 2026 Session Begins Today: The parliament budget session is set to begin on Wednesday with an address by President Droupadi Murmu. The President is expected to address a joint sitting of both houses of Parliament. The parliament's budget session will include around 30 sittings of parliament.

Budget 2026 session will mark the start of the year's principal legislative period. Here are the Budget 2026 key dates.

Economic Survey On 29 January

The Economic Survey will be presented on Friday, 29 January. Traditionally, it is presented by India's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) before both the Houses of Parliament. The Economic Survey is prepared by the Finance Ministry's Department of Economic Affairs (Economic Division).

Budget Presentation on 1 February

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday, 1 February. The budget session will include around 30 sittings of the parliament.

Budget Session Key Dates

Event	Date
Session begins	January 28
First phase	January 28 – February 13
Union Budget 2026-27 presentation	February 1
Second phase	March 9 – April 2

The Budget session will formally begin on January 28 and continue until April 2, with an intersession break in between. Proceedings are divided into two phases, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Union Budget 2026-27 on February 1 during the first part of the session.

Budget 2026 Session Begins Today: What To Expect?

Budget 2026 session will include announcements related to welfare schemes, allocations, etc. Meanwhile, the Opposition parties are preparing coordinated moves on several policy and governance issues. The Congress has decided to spotlight the National Rural Employment Bill, the Special Intensive Revision exercise, environmental concerns and questions around national security and foreign policy, according to a PTI report.

The Budget 2026, is likely to stay on track in terms of fiscal prudence and may focus on capex-led sectors, according to a survey by smallcase managers released last week.

Defence is expected to emerge as one of the biggest beneficiaries of Budget 2026, backed by higher budgetary allocations and policy support. Meanwhile, the Indian stock market is likely to remain volatile as the Budget 2026 presentation date draws closer, with investors positioning ahead of key announcements.

Just like every other year, defence is likely to see the maximum budget allocation. Nearly 40% of the respondents of the survey expects that the government will increase Budget 2026 allocation driven by indigenisation, modernisation, export potential and sustained government spending.