Often criticised for not speaking much, Singh spoke 18,177 words in 1991
New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman is the second woman to present Union Budget. Indira Gandhi was the first. But Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister who held the finance portfolio with her. Nirmala Sitharaman is different in that sense. She presents the Union Budget solely as Union Minister for Finance. Jawaharlal Nehru and Rajiv Gandhi were the only other Prime Ministers who presented Union Budget.






