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The ceremony is an annual ritual in which traditional dessert 'halwa' is prepared and served to officials and staff members of the finance ministry who were involved in the preparation of the Budget.
The customary 'Halwa Ceremony' to mark the beginning of the compilation and printing of documents relating to the Union Budget for 2023-24 was held on Thursday at the Finance Ministry's Budget Press inside North Block.
The traditional 'Halwa ceremony' to be held on Thursday in presence of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to mark the beginning of compilation of budget documents.
Budget 2023: Last year, a "Union Budget Mobile App" was also launched for hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general public .
This will be the continuation of a practice that started in 2021 when the Union Government announced to switch to the paperless form of budget