New Delhi, January 29 (IANS): Nirmala Sitharaman is the first woman to present the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, making history in the country's Parliamentary history, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. PM Modi further stated that Sitharaman is the first woman finance minister of the country to present the Budget in Parliament for the ninth consecutive time. FM Sitharaman will present the 15th Budget of the PM Modi government on February 1. For the Union Budget 2026, the finance minister is backed by a strong team of bureaucrats and economists, including several new entrants. Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran provides the analytical backbone for the Union Budget.