She instead opted for a traditional 'bahi-khata' to carry the budget papers. Ahead of the Union Budget 2025 presentation, Sitharaman, along with her team, posed outside the Finance Ministry with a ...

Dressed in a white saree, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posed outside the ministry this morning with a tablet in a 'bahi khata' sleeve, before presenting her eighth consecutive Budget speech.

From Bahi Khata and briefcase to tablet, the presentation of the Union Budget has undergone a massive transformation over these years. Traditionally, earlier finance ministers were photographed ...

In 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman—India's first full-time female finance minister—made a statement by carrying a 'bahi khata' instead of the traditional briefcase on Budget presentation day ...

2019: Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the 'bahi-khata', replacing the briefcase. 2021: Sitharaman moved to a paperless budget, using a digital tablet wrapped in a 'bahi-khata' style cover.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2024 in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch with a digital tablet, marking her 7th consecutive budget. Sunday, Jun 22, 2025.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present her record seventh consecutive Budget today. Ahead of the presentation in the Parliament, she posed with the 'bahi-khata' apart from ...

Briefcase To 'Bahi Khata' To Make-In-India Tablet: Evolution of Union Budget Nirmala Sitharaman will become the second Finance Minister to present the Budget for six consecutive years.

The ‘bahi khata’ has been used in India for decades by business owners and households to maintain their accounts. Tablet: Nirmala Sitharaman presented the 2021, 2022 and 2023 Budget from a tablet.

In 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman broke away from a long-standing colonial era practice when she opted for the traditional Indian ‘Bahi Khata’ rather than the briefcase while ...

Union Budget 2023 saw Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman endorsing "Digital India" as she held let behind the 'bahi-khata' and stepped in the Parliament with a digital device to present the budget ...