Budget 2026: From briefcase to bahikhata — How the red ledger entered Parliament
Budget 2026: From briefcase to bahikhata — How the red ledger entered Parliament
With Budget 2026 just a day away, all eyes are on what Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s red bahi khata will hold. The traditional red ledger, carried into Parliament on Budget Day, reflects a conscious shift away from colonial-era customs towards a more Indian and personal symbol of budgeting.
With Budget 2026 just a day away, all eyes are on what Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s red bahi khata will hold. The traditional red ledger, carried into Parliament on Budget Day, reflects a conscious shift away from colonial-era customs towards a more Indian and personal symbol of budgeting.
With Budget 2026 just a day away, all eyes are on what Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s red bahi khata will hold. The traditional red ledger, carried into Parliament on Budget Day, reflects a conscious shift away from colonial-era customs towards a more Indian and personal symbol of budgeting. 
