New Delhi. In the last phase of the preparation process of Interim Union Budget 2024, ‘Halwa Ceremony’ was held in North Block today. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman carried out the tradition of feeding halwa to the officials along with shaking the pan. On this occasion, Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Karad along with all the top officials of the Finance Ministry were present. Read this also: Mamta Didi gave a big blow to the Indian alliance including Congress, announced to contest elections alone in Bengal…
Let us tell you that a Halwa ceremony is organized by the Finance Minister just before the budget. This Halwa ceremony signifies that with the finalization of the budget, the work of its printing has started. Through the Halwa ceremony, gratitude is expressed to the officers and employees who prepare the budget.
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In fact, all the officers of the Budget Department of the Finance Ministry who are engaged in the work of making the budget are not allowed to contact their families until the budget is presented in the Parliament. In such a situation, the government organizes Halwa ceremony to express gratitude for their hard work.
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Green signal to the budget printing process
As a sweet start, Halwa Ceremony is a traditional pre-budget event, which is celebrated before the printing of the budget. It is said that after the end of the long budget making process, the printing of the budget was formally flagged off by eating sweets. The Finance Minister stirs the cauldron and flags it off by serving halwa to the officials. The ceremony takes place in the basement of the North Block of the Finance Ministry, where there is a special printing press.
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24 hour surveillance of Intelligence Bureau
It is said that for about 10 days before the presentation of the budget in Parliament, the officers and employees of the Finance Ministry related to the budget stay in the basement of North Block, where complete secrecy is maintained. According to claims, ministry officials and employees are under 24-hour surveillance by the Intelligence Bureau and are not even allowed to contact their loved ones. They are not even allowed to make phone calls. A strong network of CCTV and jammers keeps them cut off from outside contact.