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The Union Budget 2026, to tabled connected Sunday (February 1, 2026), is the ninth consecutive fund presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman successful the Parliament. While the federation eagerly listens to her Budget speeches, each eyes are connected the saree she wears connected Budget day, showcasing India’s textile practice and accepted weaves and fabrics. This year, too, her saree garnered interest.
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Ms. Sitharaman volition contiguous the Budget wearing a magenta-coloured Kattam Kanjeevaram (Kancheepuram) silk saree from Tamil Nadu. The Kanjeevaram saree has golden-coloured kattam (checks) and a coffee-brown borderline with intricate threadwork. She paired it with a plain yellow-colloured, full-hand blouse.
Kanjeevaram sarees are accepted handwoven silk sarees known for their affluent silk, mostly worn during peculiar occasions, weddings etc. The weavers successful Kancheepuram often gully inspiration from the affluent temple architecture and motifs to plan the celebrated sarees. The silk weaving contented of Kanchipuram dates backmost respective centuries and flourished nether the patronage of the Chola rulers (9th–13th centuries), whose heavy appreciation for the arts and good textiles helped elevate it to prominence.
Incidentally, Tamil Nadu, alongwith Kerala, West Bengal, Puducherry, and Assam, volition beryllium going to polls successful the adjacent fewer months.
Last twelvemonth she wore a cream-coloured handloom silk saree with aureate border and pairing it with reddish blouse. The saree with Madhubani motifs bearing images of fish, was presented to Ms. Sitharaman by 2021 Padma Shri awardee Dulari Devi, who hails from Dalit sportfishing community.
During her archetypal Budget code successful 2019, Ms. Sitharaman wore a pink-coloured Mangalgiri silk saree with golden borders.
In 2020, she picked a yellow-coloured silk saree with green-lined borders.
In 2021, she chose reddish and off-white Pochampally silk saree from Telangana, with ikat motifs connected the pallu.
In 2022, Ms. Sitharaman was clad successful a brownish and maroon coloured Bomkai saree from Odisha.
In 2023, the Finance Minister wore a reddish silk saree with black Kasuti embroidery that originates successful Karnataka.
In 2024, she wore a bluish Tussar silk saree with Kantha embroidery from West Bengal portion presenting the interim budget. During the Union Budget for the aforesaid year, Ms. Sitharaman wore a white-coloured silk saree that had magenta-coloured borderline with aureate motifs.
