NEW DELHI: Marking the final stage of preparation process for the Interim Union Budget 2024, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman performed the customary Halwa ceremony on Wednesday.
As part of the ceremony, Sitharaman toured the Budget press room and assessed the preparations, sending her best wishes to the officials involved.
Performed every year before the “lock-in” process of Budget preparation starts, the ceremony also witnessed the presence of Union minister of state for finance Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad.
The Interim Union Budget 2024 is scheduled to be presented on February 1 in paperless form, like the previous three Budgets.
The Budget documents would be available on the mobile app following the completion of the Niramala Sitharaman’s Budget speech in Parliament on February 1.
The event was graced by finance secretary & secretary expenditure TV Somanathan, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth, DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, among others who are involved in the Budget preparation and compilation process.
As part of the ceremony, Sitharaman toured the Budget press room and assessed the preparations, sending her best wishes to the officials involved.
Performed every year before the “lock-in” process of Budget preparation starts, the ceremony also witnessed the presence of Union minister of state for finance Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad.
The Interim Union Budget 2024 is scheduled to be presented on February 1 in paperless form, like the previous three Budgets.
The Budget documents would be available on the mobile app following the completion of the Niramala Sitharaman’s Budget speech in Parliament on February 1.
The event was graced by finance secretary & secretary expenditure TV Somanathan, economic affairs secretary Ajay Seth, DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey, among others who are involved in the Budget preparation and compilation process.