On 1st February 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first ever paper-less and digital Union Budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. This is the first time the budget documents were paperless since Independence. All members of Parliament received soft copies of the Union Budget.

We wanted to find out how Union Budgets have been presented so far. What were the financial priorities changed over the past 73 years? Suno India’s Research and Communications Officer, Kunika Balhotra spoke to Avani Kapur,  a Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR). She is also the Director of the Accountability Initiative (AI). The focus of her work has been in building evidence for policy advocacy to strengthen transparency and accountability in public financial management for service delivery. 

Additional Reading
Budget Document 2021
Accountability Initiative Budget Briefs

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On 1st February 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first ever paper-less and digital Union Budget for the fiscal year 2021-22. This is the first time the budget documents were paperless since Independence. All members of Parliament received soft copies of the Union Budget.
We wanted to find out how Union Budgets have been presented so far. What were the financial priorities changed over the past 73 years? Suno India&rsquo;s Research and Communications Officer, Kunika Balhotra spoke to&nbsp;<a href="https://twitter.com/avani_kapur" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://twitter.com/avani_kapur&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613193073127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGWX3oVM09_LnhyyNAVWHUGCyWBKg">Avani Kapur,&nbsp;&nbsp;</a>a Fellow at the&nbsp;<a href="https://accountabilityindia.in/team/avani-kapur/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://accountabilityindia.in/team/avani-kapur/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613193073127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEcSCCTeVWZgOOgDIWdhrASQ13O0g">Centre for Policy Research (CPR). She is also the&nbsp;</a>Director of the&nbsp;<a href="https://accountabilityindia.in/about-us/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://accountabilityindia.in/about-us/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613193073127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHF3mFihkVW2KQKfMyBHQx2G37jSg">Accountability Initiative</a>&nbsp;(AI). The focus of her work has been in building evidence for policy advocacy to strengthen transparency and accountability in public financial management for service delivery.&nbsp;
Additional Reading <a href="https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/Key_to_Budget_Document_2021.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/doc/Key_to_Budget_Document_2021.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613193073127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGgYLd0rnz2x65B-ySyn58XyjI9bA">Budget Document 2021</a> <a href="https://accountabilityindia.in/budget-briefs/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://accountabilityindia.in/budget-briefs/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1613193073127000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEL2m1_e8spIkuLCjh5Lp_bzm0y6g">Accountability Initiative Budget Briefs</a>
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The Suno India Show&rsquo; is a news show by Suno India combining slow journalism with under-represented and under-reported stories. Covering the diverse range of topics like politics, technology, education and society, the host brings in informative interviews and engaging discussions with experts. The show not only shines a spotlight on stories that matter but keeps the listeners up to date with the latest national news.

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