Budget, Economic Survey go digital

Media and general public to not get printed copies of the documents this year

The government plans to print fewer copies of the 2017-18 Economic Survey and the General Budget, in an effort to go green.

The printed copies will be exclusively for the 788 members of Parliament. Unlike previous years, no printed copies will be made available either to the general public or media.

The Economic Survey as well as the Budget will be posted online on the Ministry of Finance website once these documents are tabled in the Lok Sabha on January 31 and February 1, respectively.

Over the last few years, Parliament has significantly reduced the printing of documents, including committee