New Delhi: The traditional ‘halwa ceremony’ ahead of the Union Budget 2022-2023 was not observed this year. The custom that marks the final leg of the budget preparation exercise was replaced by distribution of sweets to the core staff. In 2021, the ceremony took place nine days ahead of the budget presentation. The decision to…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman kicks off budgetary exercise with ‘Halwa Ceremony’
January 23, 2020New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman kicked off the process of printing documents for the Union Budget-2020 by hosting a ‘Halwa Ceremony.’ Sitharaman along with other senior (Finance) Ministry officials and clerks observed the symbolic ritual at North Block. The customary ‘Halwa Ceremony’ is observed every year by the respective Finance Minister to mark…
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