In Pics | 'Bahi khata' goes digital: FM Sitharaman to present budget on a tablet

Necessities make many adopt unconventional methods and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did just that when she announced that she will present Union Budget 2021 using a tablet.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman first carried a 'bahi khata' (ledger) instead of a briefcase on July 05, 2019, when she presented her first full-time Budget. Credit: Reuters Photo

The move to ditch the traditional 'bahi khata' comes in the wake of pandemic-induced restrictions that prompted a digital overhaul of the annual exercise. Credit: Reuters Photo

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses for pictures as she leaves the Finance Ministry to present the annual budget in parliament in New Delhi on February 1, Credit: AFP Photo

Sitharaman is set to present the budget at 11 AM. Credit: AFP Photo