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.
Read more about Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman replaces Swadeshi bahi khata with tablet on Business Standard. With the Union Budget 2021 set to be delivered in paperless form for the first time, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replaced the Swadeshi bahi khata and switched to a tablet