Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will host the halwa ceremony tomorrow. (File photo)
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.
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.