From Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reading out her 110-minute speech from a tablet to seating arrangements in tune with pandemic times, there were quite a few firsts during the presentation of the 2021-22 Union Budget in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Also, for the first time, the Budget went paperless and members were provided soft copies of the speech and documents.
Clad in a red and cream-hued saree with patterns, Sitharaman continued with the practice of carrying the red-coloured ‘bahi khata’. Only that this time around, tablet replaced papers in the red bag.
Unlike earlier occasions, the minister stood in the second row of the Treasury benches as she read out the speech from a tablet placed on a short lectern. During the 110-minute long speech, she paused a few times to sip water and a plate with candies were kept near the lectern.
After Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope's statement earlier on the cancellation of Covid-19 vaccination drive till Monday, he has now said that the second session would be conducted on Tuesday, the Times of India reported.
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According to state health officials, technical glitches in CoWIN app caused communication lag and concerns among the beneficiaries which led to a relatively low turnout, state health officials said. Maharashtra has decided to start the next session of vaccination on Tuesday after a gap of two days.