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Budget 2024: After the British rule, Independent India’s first finance minister RK Shankmukham Chetty carried the first Budget papers in a leather portfolio bag to the Parliament.
From traditional colonial era briefcases to 'bahi khata' and modern-day tablet, the Budget has been presented in various forms throughout the years.
From traditional colonial era briefcases to 'bahi khata' and modern-day tablet, the Budget has been presented in various forms throughout the years.
For decades, finance ministers have been photographed carrying a briefcase into Parliament for the presentation of the Union Budget.
The first budget to be presented after the COVID-19 pandemic saw the Bahi Khata getting a digital makeover with a tablet being used this time.