Budget 2021: FM Nirmala Sitharaman carries a 'made in India' tablet to Parliament -- see photos

SUMMARY

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on her way to present the crucial Union Budget for 2021 in the parliament, surprised many by carrying a made in India tablet instead of the traditional briefcase used by her predecessors.

By Pradeep Suresh Feb 1, 2021 10:34:59 AM IST (Published)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on her way to present the crucial Union Budget for 2021 in Parliament on February 1, surprised many by carrying a made in India tablet instead of the traditional briefcase used by her predecessors.

Sitharaman, who had earlier promised that the Budget for FY21-22 will be “like never before” arrived completely paperless at the Parliament, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

For the first time in the history of our country, the budget is going to be completely paperless.

In view of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, members of the parliament will be provided soft copies of the budget instead. (Image PTI

However, this is not the first time that Nirmala Sitharaman has shunned tradition, while announcing the Budget.

In 2019, she broke an age-old tradition of carrying a briefcase to Parliament to present the Budget and in its place carried a ‘bahi khata’.