'Made in India' tablet replaces 'bahi-khata' as Budget 2021 goes digital
In a significant change amid digitalisation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this year unveiled a 'Made in India' tablet replacing the traditional briefcase before presenting Budget 2021.
With the move aimed at a paperless Budget, now 'bahi khata' (a ledger wrapped in a red cloth) has been completely removed from this year -- a move to reinforce Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious 'Digital India' mission.
In 1947, India's first Finance Minister R. K. Shanmukham Chetty carried a leather portfolio to present the first Budget.
In January, the Central government also launched 'Union Budget Mobile App' on the occasion of the Halwa ceremony to enable MPs and people to access Budget documents digitally.
It was launched as no budget papers will be printed this year in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sitharaman, who will present the Budget for the third time, is expected to lift and give an impetus to the Indian economy that has been battered due to the pandemic and subsequent lockdown.
The Budget comes at a time when India has been battling with the Covid-19 pandemic and the economy is reeling under the aftereffects of the lockdown.
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