Union Budget countdown begins with ‘Halwa’ ceremony

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday kicked off the countdown to the Union Budget on February 1 by joining the ‘Halwa’ ceremony and with this, the Budget paper printing starts under utmost secrecy. Sitharaman, MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur participated in the ‘Halwa’ ceremony on Monday, which was held at the Finance Ministry in the North Block. The ritual marks the beginning of the printing of documents relating to Union Budget 2020-21. She will be presenting her second budget after the post-election budget presented in July 2019. All finance ministry secretaries, CBDT, CBIC chiefs and other key officials involved with the Budget and staff were part of the Halwa event. The Union Budget is expected to see investment in infrastructure, renewable energy, railways, agriculture, irrigation, mobility, health, water, when it will be presented on February 1. (IANS)

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