Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021 presented in paperless form for the first time. Sitharaman was seen holding a Made in India tablet in a red case instead of the conventional brown briefcase or 'bahi khata' as she posed for the media ahead of the Parliament session. The decision to opt for a tablet this time also reinforces Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious "Digital India" mission. Earlier in 2019, Sitharaman had broken away from tradition when she replaced the briefcase and opted for the traditional 'bahi khata', saying the Modi government was not a "suitcase-carrying government".
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