<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ahead of her maiden Budget speech, carried a 'bahi khata' (ledger) instead of a briefcase. </p>.<p>She ditched the British tradition of carrying a briefcase and adopted the Indian tradition. The budget documents are kept in a four-fold red cloth with the national emblem on it, wrapped with a ribbon. It symbolises India's departure from the slavery of Western thought.</p>.<p> <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/budget-2019-live-updates-will-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-pack-a-punch-with-a-populist-budget-744987.html#1"><strong>Union Budget 2019 | Get the live news updates, views & analysis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Nirmala Sitharaman was accompanied by MoS Finance Anurag Thakur, Secretary S C Garg, Chief Economic Officer Krishnamurthy Subramanian and other officials. <br />The Modi Government 2.0 will be presenting the Budget at 11 am today, in the Lok Sabha.</p>
<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, ahead of her maiden Budget speech, carried a 'bahi khata' (ledger) instead of a briefcase. </p>.<p>She ditched the British tradition of carrying a briefcase and adopted the Indian tradition. The budget documents are kept in a four-fold red cloth with the national emblem on it, wrapped with a ribbon. It symbolises India's departure from the slavery of Western thought.</p>.<p> <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/budget-2019-live-updates-will-fm-nirmala-sitharaman-pack-a-punch-with-a-populist-budget-744987.html#1"><strong>Union Budget 2019 | Get the live news updates, views & analysis here</strong></a></p>.<p>Nirmala Sitharaman was accompanied by MoS Finance Anurag Thakur, Secretary S C Garg, Chief Economic Officer Krishnamurthy Subramanian and other officials. <br />The Modi Government 2.0 will be presenting the Budget at 11 am today, in the Lok Sabha.</p>
