Budget 2025: FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Saree Tribute To Madhubani Art

By Fnf Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 01, Feb 2025, 12:27 pm IST | UPDATED: 01, Feb 2025, 12:27 pm IST

New Delhi: For Budget 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is wearing a saree as a tribute to Madhubani Art and the skill of Padma awardee Dulari Devi.

Dulari Devi is a 2021 Padma Shri awardee. When FM visited Madhubani for a credit outreach activity at Mithila Art Institute, she met Dulari Devi and had a cordial exchange of thoughts on Madhubani art in Bihar. Dulari Devi had presented the saree and asked FM to wear it for the budget day.

Sitharaman continued with the tradition she set in 2019 carrying the Union Budget speech in a bahi-khata, though this time it will be a red coloured 'Made in India' Tab. Sitharaman, had in her first budget in 2019 replaced leather briefcase that had been for decades used for carrying budget documents with a traditional red cloth 'bahi-khata'.

Last year, for her record-breaking seventh Union Budget presentation she chose a beautiful white silk saree delicately bordered in magenta and adorned with intricate golden motifs. Her elegant appearance not only captured attention but also sparked admiration across the nation and on social media platforms.