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Union Budget 2019: The key highlights from Nirmala Sitharaman’s ‘Bahi-Khata’

Sentinel Digital Desk

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, right in her first appearance for the day of Union Budget 2019 presentation, hinted at breaking the conventions. Carrying the Budget papers in a ledger wrapped in a red cloth, she indicated that she is here to follow the Indian tradition uprooting the western style.

Being the first budget of the second term of Modi government, it bears a great significance as this happens to be the maiden budget of the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as well.

However, let’s have a glimpse of the final look of the Union budget presented by the FM in her speech in the parliament on Friday:

Taxes:

Transportation:

Economy:

Women empowerment:

Railways:

Education: