It was presented before the parliament on 29 February 2016 by the Finance Minister of India, Arun Jaitley.

[1] The printing of the budget documents began with a traditional Halwa ceremony on 19 February 2016.

[5] STT (Securities Transaction Tax) was retained at 0.1% for delivery based equities.

[6] Complete list of allocations and receipts can be found on the official site.

[11] Opposition member and former Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh termed it a "mixed bag Budget" with no big idea.