Updated Jan 23, 2021 | 17:10 IST
As a part of the over-70-year-old ritual, the sweet dish is prepared in a huge kadhai every year and served to the entire staff at the finance ministry, North Block, around 10 days before budget. FinMin hosts Halwa ceremony to kick off 2021 budgetary exercise
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday commenced the final stage of Union Budget 2021 with attending the customary ‘halwa’ ceremony.
As a part of the over-70-year-old ritual, the sweet dish is prepared in a huge kadhai every year and served to the entire staff at the finance ministry, North Block, around 10 days before budget.
Updated Jan 23, 2021 | 18:46 IST
In an unprecedented initiative, Union Budget 2021-22 will be delivered on February 1 in paperless form for the first time FM Sitharaman launches mobile app ahead of Union Budget 2021-2022
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday launched the Union Budget Mobile App for hassle-free access of Budget-related documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public.
In an unprecedented initiative, Union Budget 2021-22 will be delivered on February 1 in paperless form for the first time.
The decision to go paperless was taken as the printing process requires several people to stay at the press for around a fortnight. Over 100 people usually stay at the basement of North Block till the annual budget is presented. It cannot happen this year due to the Covid-19 restrictions. While the Halwa ceremony was also expected to be cancelled, the government went on with it.