The Halwa Ceremony, a traditional pre-budget event, will be held today on 24 January 2025 at 5 PM, at the North Block of the Central Secretariat. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will preside ...

The tradition also finds its place in the Budget presentation. The Finance Ministry will host the halwa ceremony, likely around Republic Day. This signals the final stage of Budget preparation.

What was the FM’s response? She banned pictures of this year’s halwa ceremony. Rather than taking away the larger message of a need for equity in the budget, the FM resorted to doing away with ...