Union Budget 2021: Customary halwa ceremony to be held on January 23

Union Budget 2021: Customary halwa ceremony to be held on January 23

Halwa ceremony

NEW DELHI: The customary halwa ceremony, which marks the process of printing documents for the Union Budget, will be hosted by the finance ministry on Saturday ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, minister of state for finance Anurag Thakur, secretaries of finance ministry and other officials of the ministry will be present at the ceremony, which will be held at North Block.

Halwa ceremony - tradition

Every year, the government follows an annual tradition of hosting a halwa ceremony, a few days before the Budget is presented. The making of halwa marks the official kick-off of events.

After the ceremony, the employees who are a part of the Budget-making process will move to the basement of North Block for around 10 days, officials said.

They will only emerge once the finance minister presents the Budget in Parliament. This is done to prevent any leaks before the annual Budget is presented," one of the officials in the ministry told ANI.

Halwa ceremony - Recognizes

The ceremony also recognizes and lauds the efforts of every staff who have been a part of the budget-making process.

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halwa ceremony, Union Budget 2021, To maintain the secrecy of Budget, there is a ‘lock-in’ of the officials involved in making the Budget.