Budget 2024: What is ‘Halwa ceremony’? Why is it so important?

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Budget 2024: What is ‘Halwa ceremony’? Why is it so important? An integral prelude to the Budget presentation is the traditional ‘Halwa Ceremony’, hosted and attended by the Finance Minister and other officials of the ministry involved in the Budget-making process inside the North Block. The ceremony heralds the start of Budget document printing