SME Times News Bureau | 23 Jan, 2021
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on
Saturday launched the Union Budget Mobile
App for hassle-free access of Budget documents by Members of
Parliament (MPs) and the general public using the simplest form of digital
convenience.
The mobile App facilitates complete access
to 14 Union Budget documents, including the Annual Financial Statement, Demand
for Grants (DG), Finance Bill etc. as prescribed by the Constitution.
The Halwa ceremony,
marking the final stage of the Budget making process for Union Budget 2021-22,
was held in North Block afternoon in the presence of Union Finance & Corporate
Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
A customary Halwa ceremony is performed every year before the
“lock-in” process of Budget preparation begins.
In an unprecedented initiative, Union
Budget 2021-22 will be delivered in paperless form for the first time. The
Union Budget 2021-22 is to be presented on 1st February, 2021.
The App has a user-friendly interface with embedded features of
downloading, printing, search, zoom in and out, bidirectional scrolling, table
of contents and external links, etc. It 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.gov.in). The
App has been developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC) under the
guidance of the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA).
The Budget documents will be
available on the Mobile App after the completion of the Budget Speech by the
Finance Minister in Parliament on 1st February, 2021.
