No Halwa because of Budget 2022!?
This time the unique old tradition was broken before the budget, due to this the ritual was not performed Budget 2022 Halwa Ceremony:
The Finance Ministry is preparing the budget in full swing. This is the fourth time Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget. This time the budget will be in a different method.
A 52-year-old tradition was broken last year.In fact, during the budget presentation in 2021, the food served to the Members of parliament was prepared by the cook of the 5-star Ashoka Hotel instead of the canteen of the Northern Railway.
Northern Railway has been feeding all the MPs. Sweets distributed rather than halwa To mark the ultimate stage of the Union Budget-making process, rather than the Halwa Ceremony being held once a year, the core staff were provided sweets as they went through 'lock-in' at their workplaces, the ministry statement said.
This was done under the health safety protocols. paperless budget As a historic decision by the Modi government, this is the first time the Union Budget of 2021-22 was presented in paperless form.
A 'Union Budget mobile App' was also launched for members of parliament and the general public to view budget documents.
The Union Budget 2022-23 will also be available on the mobile app after the completion of the budget presentation process in the parliament on 1 february 2022.
What is Halwa Ceremony Every year the printing of the budget is started with the Halwa Ceremony in North Block.
Halwa is prepared and distributed in a pan of the Ministry of Finance in the office. The Finance minister himself distributes the halwa with his own hands.
Officers will also be present at the time of this ceremony. After the Halwa Ceremony is over, a total of about 100 employees of the Ministry related to the printing will stay for the next few days in the basement of North Block in the printing press building.