The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of budget preparation for the Union Budget 2026-27, was held today in the Budget Press at North Block. The Union Budget 2026-27 will be presented on February 1st, 2026. Union Budget documents will be available on the "Union Budget Mobile App" for hassle-free access by Members of Parliament and the general public. The app is bilingual (English & Hindi) and available on both Android and iOS. The app can also be downloaded from the Union Budget Web Portal (www.indiabudget.gov.in). Budget documents will be available on the Mobile App and website after the Budget Speech by the Union Finance Minister in Parliament on February 1st, 2026. Release ID: 2219158.
Key Entities Referenced
Union Budget 2026-27: The upcoming Union Budget, which is the main subject of the preparations and associated Halwa Ceremony.
Halwa Ceremony: A traditional event marking the final stage of the budget preparation process.
Ministry of Finance: The government ministry responsible for the Union Budget.
Union Budget Mobile App: A mobile application providing access to Union Budget documents.
New Delhi: Location where the Halwa Ceremony was held.
Ministry of Finance
Final stage of preparations for Union Budget
2026-27 commences with the Halwa Ceremony
in New Delhi, today
प्रव तथ: 27 JAN 2026 4:21PM by PIB Delhi
The Halwa ceremony, marking the final stage of the Budget preparation process for Union Budget 2026-
27, was held today in the Budget Press at North Block, in the presence of Union Minister for Finance and
Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman and Union Minister of State for Finance, Shri Pankaj
Chaudhary.
The ‘Halwa ceremony’ precedes the ‘lock-in’ of the officials involved in preparation of the Union Budget.
The Union Budget 2026-27 will be presented on 1st February, 2026.
At the Halwa Ceremony, the Union Finance Minister was accompanied by the Secretaries of all the
Departments under the Ministry of Finance and other senior officers involved in Budget preparation.
As part of the ceremony, the Union Finance Minister also took a tour of the Budget Press and reviewed the
preparations, besides extending her best wishes to the entire budget team.
All Union Budget documents, including the Annual Financial Statement (commonly known as Budget),
Demand for Grants (DG), Finance Bill etc. will also be available on the “Union Budget Mobile App” for
hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general public in a
digital accessible mode. The App is bilingual (English & Hindi) and will be available on both Android and
iOS platforms. The App can also be downloaded from the Union Budget Web Portal (www.indiabudget.go
v.in).
The Budget documents will be available on the Mobile App and the website after the completion of the
Budget Speech by the Union Finance Minister in Parliament on 1st February, 2026.
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