New Delhi, Feb 1: Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget in Parliament.
The Finance Minister was accompanied by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and senior officials from the Ministry of Finance.
During the meeting, President Murmu conveyed her best wishes to the Finance Minister and her team for the successful presentation of the Union Budget.
Such meetings are part of the customary practice observed prior to the tabling of the Union Budget in Parliament.