The printing of union budget documents 2019-20 began today with the traditional Halwa ceremony.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman performed the Halwa ceremony along with Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur.
Finance Secretary and Secretary Department of Economic Affairs Subhash Chandra Garg, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhusan Pandey, Expenditure Secretary Girish Chandra Murmu, Secretary Financial Services Rajiv Kumar and Secretary Department of Investment and Public Asset Management Atanu Chakraborty and other officials were present at the ceremony at North Block in New Delhi.
Our correspondent reports that after the Halwa ceremony, officials of the Finance Ministry will stay in Budget printing press until the Budget is presented in Parliament.
Ms Sitharaman will present the Union Budget in Parliament on 5th of next month.
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