Budget 2024: The Halwa ceremony, which marks the final stage of preparation for the Interim Union Budget 2024, was held in North Block on Wednesday in the presence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Finance Dr. Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad. Every year, the customary Halwa ceremony is held before the "lock-in" process of budget creation begins, after which officials involved in the budget making exercise are not permitted to leave North Block.

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Like the previous three full Union Budgets, the Interim Union Budget 2024 will also be presented in paperless form. The Finance Ministry said that it will be delivered on February 1.

 

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As part of the ceremony, the Union Finance Minister toured the Budget Press Room and assessed the preparations, and sent her best wishes to the officials involved.

The budget session of Parliament will begin on January 31 and end on February 9.

This will be the final session of Parliament before the Lok Sabha elections.