Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur arrived at Parliament to present the budget at a time when India is recovering from COVID-19 crisis.
This year, the Union Budget will be delivered in paperless form for the first time.
Finance Minister had also launched the 'Union Budget Mobile App' for hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general public using the simplest form of digital convenience.
The first part of the Budget Session is scheduled to continue till February 15 while the second part of the session will be held from March 8 to April 8.
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