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Union Budget 2021 to go paperless
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The upcoming budget scheduled for February 1 will go paperless as the Finance Ministry has decided not to print the budget documents amid the pandemic.
New Delhi: The upcoming budget scheduled for February 1 will go paperless as the Finance Ministry has decided not to print the budget documents amid the pandemic.
This is a historic move as it will be for the first time in the history of independent India that the budget papers will not be printed. Sources said the government has received permission for the same from both the Houses of Parliament. The decision has been taken as the printing process would require several people to stay at the press for around a fortnight amid the coronavirus fears.
The budget documents are generally printed at the Finance Ministry's in-house printing press in the North Block.
This budget for the financial year 2021-22 may see several conventions being broken as the sources said that the traditional 'Halwa' ceremony may also not take place this year or a subdued function may be held with limited gathering.
This ceremony, which normally starts around January 20, is attended by all the people involved in budget-making, and marks the beginning of printing. Once printing starts, printing staffers stay inside the press till the presentation of budget.
Only a few high-ranked officials are allowed access and that too based on a special identity card. The entire facility, loading-unloading and transportation are manned by the special security forces.
