Union Budget 2022-23 to be presented on 1st February, 2022 in Paperless form



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The Union Budget 2022-23 will be presented in a paperless format on 1st February 2022 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This follows the precedent set last year, with all budget documents, including the Budget Speech and Annual Financial Statement, being made available on a dedicated mobile app. The app, available in English and Hindi for both Android and iOS, will offer easy access to stakeholders after the presentation. Due to the pandemic, the traditional Halwa ceremony was replaced with sweets for the core staff involved in the budget's final stages.

To mark the final stage of Union Budget making process, sweets provided to core staff due for "lock-in" at their work workplace instead of Halwa ceremony due to ongoing Pandemic and health safety concerns

Union Budget 2022-23 will be available on Mobile App after it is presented in Parliament

"Union Budget Mobile App" to provide easy and quick access to Union Budget information to all stakeholders

Mobile App is bilingual (English & Hindi) and is available on both Android and iOS platforms

Mobile App can be downloaded from the Union Budget Web Portal (www.indiabudget.gov.in)

All Budget documents will also be available for download on Union Budget Web Portal

The Union Budget 2022-23 is to be presented by the Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February, 2022 in Paperless form.

To mark the final stage of the Union Budget making process, sweets were provided to the core staff due to undergo "lock-in" at their workplaces, instead of a customary Halwa ceremony every year in view of the prevailing pandemic situation and the need to observe health safety protocols.

Union Budget 2022-23: Paperless Presentation and Mobile App Access

To maintain the secrecy of Budget, there is a "lock-in" of the officials involved in making the Budget. Budget Press, situated inside North Block, houses all officials in the period leading up to the presentation of the Union Budget. These officers and staff will come in contact with their near and dear ones only after the Budget is presented by the Union Finance Minister in the Parliament.

In a historic move, the Union Budget of 2021-22 was delivered in paperless form for the first time. A "Union Budget Mobile App" was also launched for hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general public. The Union Budget 2022-23 would also be available on the Mobile App after the process of Budget presentation has been completed on 1st February 2022 in the Parliament.

The mobile App allows complete access to 14 Union Budget documents, including the Budget Speech, Annual Financial Statement (commonly known as Budget), Demand for Grants (DG), Finance Bill etc. as prescribed by the Constitution. The mobile app is bilingual (English & Hindi) and is available on both Android and iOS platforms.

The App can also be downloaded from the Union Budget Web Portal (www.indiabudget.gov.in). The budget documents will also be available for download by the general public on Union Budget Web Portal (www.indiabudget.gov.in).

FAQ :

The Union Budget 2022-23 will be presented on 1st February 2022.

Yes, the Union Budget 2022-23 will be presented in a paperless format.

All Union Budget documents will be available on the 'Union Budget Mobile App' after the presentation, and also for download on the Union Budget Web Portal (www.indiabudget.gov.in).

The mobile app is bilingual and available in both English and Hindi.

The mobile app is available for download on both Android and iOS platforms.

The Halwa ceremony was replaced with sweets for the core staff due to the ongoing pandemic and the need to observe health safety protocols.




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