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What is 'bahi khata' & how did it transition from briefcase to tablet for Budgets?
short by Ashley Paul / on Sunday, 26 January, 2025
'Bahi khata' is a traditional Indian accounting ledger that's presented by Finance Minister every year during Budget session. Independent India's first Finance Minister RKS Chetty continued British-era tradition of carrying Budget documents in a leather portfolio bag. In 2019, Nirmala Sitharaman changed this by carrying a red-coloured bahi khata, which was later replaced by a Made-in-India tablet.
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