{"id":222256,"date":"2025-01-23T13:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/union-budget-finance-ministry-to-hold-halwa-ceremony-on-friday\/"},"modified":"2025-01-23T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2025-01-23T13:45:27","slug":"union-budget-finance-ministry-to-hold-halwa-ceremony-on-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/23\/union-budget-finance-ministry-to-hold-halwa-ceremony-on-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Budget: Finance Ministry to hold Halwa ceremony on Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/thumb\/width-513,height-50,msid-115075348\/growfast.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Union Budget: Finance Ministry to hold Halwa ceremony on Friday\" title=\"Union Budget: Finance Ministry to hold Halwa ceremony on Friday\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-brcount=\"13\">As the date of the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/budget\" rel=\"noopener\">Union Budget<\/a> presentation inches closer, the <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/halwa-ceremony\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Halwa ceremony<\/a>, marking the final stage of the preparation process will be held in North Block on Friday at 5 PM in the presence of Union Finance <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/nirmala-sitharaman\" rel=\"noopener\">Nirmala Sitharaman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand .live_stock{left:17px;padding:1px 3px 1px 5px;font-size:12px;font-weight:600;line-height:18px;top:9px}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{margin:0 auto 0;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc{color: #024d99;margin-top:10px;}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .crypto .live_stock .lb-icon{8px 6px 5px 3px !important}\n    \t    #sr_widget.crypto.onDemand a.text{border-bottom:1px solid #ccc;padding-bottom:5px;display:block;width:100%}\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand .sr_desc .text p, #stock_pro.onDemand .sr_desc .text p{font-size:12px;font-weight:400;}\n    \t]]><\/style>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/article_liveblog.cms?msid=105115637&pos=toppotime:1-->A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the \u2018lock-in\u2019 process of officials involved in the Budget preparation begins. The Union Budget 2025-26 is to be presented on February 1.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the &#8216;halwa ceremony&#8217;?<\/strong><br \/>The &#8216;halwa ceremony&#8217; is an annual ritual observed five days before the union budget presentation at the Parliament. It involves the preparation and serving of &#8220;halwa&#8221; to officials and staff involved in the budget&#8217;s preparation. Nirmala Sitharaman has actively participated in this tradition, even being photographed stirring the dessert during its preparation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the significance of &#8216;halwa ceremony&#8217;?<\/strong><br \/>Following the halwa ceremony, officials drafting the Budget enter a &#8216;lock-in&#8217; period. They remain confined within the North Block premises, cut off from external communication, and are prohibited from using mobile phones. 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