Ahead of union Budget 2021, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS finance Anurag Thakur and other senior finance ministry officials met President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan. President Kovind tweeted, "Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, MoS Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, called on President Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan before presenting the Union Budget 2021-22."