Halwa Ceremony

In reply to Shashi Tharoor's suggestion, govt says it will examine Rs 5 lakh tax exemption proposal for pensioners

MoS for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla in a letter says proposal for pensioners would be examined during exercise for ensuing Union Budget 2018

Halwa reigns supreme in Budget backroom; Arun Jaitley to initiate ceremony

A lot is going to change about India’s annual budget exercise this year.

Budget 2016: Printing of Budget document begins with 'halwa' ceremony

The process of printing documents for the Budget 2016-17 began today with the ritual 'halwa ceremony', which was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and his deputy Jayant Sinha in the North Block office.

Photo of the day: FM stirs new Budget recipe

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley participating in the Halwa Ceremony to celebrate printing of Budget document.

FM makes 'Halwa' to celebrate printing of budget document

The process of printing documents for the Budget 2015-16 began today with the ritual 'halwa ceremony', which was attended by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the North Block office.