Printing of union budget documents begins

The printing of union budget documents 2018-19 started on Saturday with the traditional annual Halwa ceremony. 

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley performed the symbolic Halwa ceremony along with Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla and other senior officials at North Block in



New Delhi. 

After the Halwa ceremony, officials of Finance Ministry will stay in Budget printing press until the Budget is presented in Parliament. 

Mr Jaitley will present the Union Budget in Parliament on 1st of next month.