INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The government shared images of Nirmala Sitharaman, Anurag Thakur, among other officials."Halwa ceremony", marking the commencement of
Budget 2019 printing process, was held in North Block in the national capital today in the presence of the Finance Minister Nirmala
The event assumes significance as once the sweet dish is served, a large number of officials and support staff - who are directly associated
with the Budget making and printing process - are required to stay in the ministry and remain cut off from their families till the
presentation of the Budget in the Lok Sabha
At the "Halwa Ceremony", the Union Finance Minister was accompanied by the Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag
Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Atanu Chakraborty, among others.2
CBDT (Central Board of Direct Taxes) Chairman Pramod Chandra Mody, CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) Chairman Pranab Kumar
Later, the Finance Minister took a round of the press and acquainted herself about the printing process.4
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the full-year Budget for 2019-20 on July 5
It will be the first budget of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government in its second term.
