Budget document printing to start today with 'halwa' ceremony at North Block
Budget 2020-21: Once the printing of Budget documents begin, the personnel locked inside the Finance Ministry are not allowed to communicate with the outside world, even their families, in any manner
- Jan 20, 2020,
- Updated Jan 23, 2020 6:33 PM IST
The countdown to Union Budget 2020 will officially kick off on Monday as printing of Budget documents begins. The process will begin with the traditional 'halwa' ceremony at the North Block, which will be attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other finance ministry officials.
In this pre-Budget event, 'halwa' is prepared in a big 'kadhai' at Finance Ministry offices and served to the entire staff in the ministry. Once the halwa is served and eaten, the officials and support staff directly associated with the Budget making and printing process have to stay in the ministry and cannot contact their families till the Budget is tabled before the Lok Sabha on February 1.
Once the printing of Budget documents begin, the personnel locked inside the Finance Ministry are not allowed to communicate with the outside world, even their families, in any manner. Only very senior officials in the Finance Ministry are permitted to go home.
The countdown to Union Budget 2020 will officially kick off on Monday as printing of Budget documents begins. The process will begin with the traditional 'halwa' ceremony at the North Block, which will be attended by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other finance ministry officials.
In this pre-Budget event, 'halwa' is prepared in a big 'kadhai' at Finance Ministry offices and served to the entire staff in the ministry. Once the halwa is served and eaten, the officials and support staff directly associated with the Budget making and printing process have to stay in the ministry and cannot contact their families till the Budget is tabled before the Lok Sabha on February 1.
Once the printing of Budget documents begin, the personnel locked inside the Finance Ministry are not allowed to communicate with the outside world, even their families, in any manner. Only very senior officials in the Finance Ministry are permitted to go home.