India News | Business & Economy: The Halwa ceremony, a traditional event marking the final stage of Union Budget preparations, will take place on January 24 at PM in the North Block.

Indian Budget 2025: What is halwa ceremony and its significance

The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the budget preparation process for full Budget of 2024-25, was held in North Block on Tuesday in the presence of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State Pankaj Chaudhary, and secretaries.

Watch: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman takes part in customary pre-budget ‘Halwa’ ceremony

The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, especially the recent increase in the number of cases in India has forced the nation to drop a popular and decades-old Budget-related tradition - the "Halwa ceremony" The customary Halwa (a sweet dish) ceremony has been dropped for the first time this year in view of the pandemic situation in the nation's capital New Delhi.

Halwa ceremony: Coronavirus forces India to drop a customary tradition ahead of Budget 2022 presentation

Hyderabad lawmaker Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday questioned the customary 'halwa ceremony' of the Finance Ministry before printing of Union Budget documents, citing the Arabic origin of the sweet delicacy's name.

Owaisi's unusual jibe at halwa ceremony; says name of dish is Arabic word

The customary halwa ceremony, which marks the process of printing documents for the Budget, will be hosted by the Finance Ministry on January 20, ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget on February 1.

All you need to know about halwa ceremony ahead of Budget

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the ministry Saturday observed the symbolic 'Halwa' ceremony to mark the launch of formal printing of documents relating to the Union Budget 2019-20.

Printing of Budget 2019-20 documents begins with 'Halwa' ceremony

The ceremony, which was performed at North Block in Delhi, marks the inauguration of the formal printing of different documents relating to the Union Budget for 2018-19

Jaitley performs 'Halwa' ceremony ahead of Budget Session

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