The answer to this question is yes. The budget has been leaked twice in the history of India. The first budget of Azad India was introduced in 1947. It was for the financial year 1947–1948 and was announced by the then Union Finance Minister Sir RK Shanmukham Chetty. He was the leader of the U.D. Before the budget, Chancellor Hug Dalton of Britain’s treasury gave some information to a journalist. It was about the changes made in India’s proposed tax. This was published in Parliament even before the budget speech. This whole matter caught so much that Dalton had to leave his post later. But the matter became calm again.
In the year 1950, a part of the Union Budget was leaked once. It was learned that it was leaked while printing at Rashtrapati Bhavan. At that time John Mathai was the Finance Minister. After the leak, the budget printed was transferred to Minto Road in New Delhi instead of Rashtrapati Bhavan. From 1951 to 1980, the budget was printed in a press on Minto Road. Then from 1980, the basement budget of North Block became the place of printing.
How to safe after 1950
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The traditional pudding ceremony takes place even before the work related to the preparation of the budget starts. After this the lock-in period begins. In this particular office of the Finance Ministry, the officers engaged in the work of making the budget remain in the lock-in period for at least 10 days. During this time, they have no contact with the outside world. Even he cannot meet his family. In an emergency, the families of these officers can send them messages to a particular number, but cannot talk. Only the finance minister can meet the officials. In addition to the employees of the Finance Ministry, the Legal Experts of the Ministry of Law, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) officers and Central Excise and Customs Board (CBEC) officials also live in lock-in period. Actually, all these people advise the budget making officers. At the same time, all the details related to the budget are written on a secret sheet known as blue sheet. Only the Joint Secretary (Budget) is given the custody of the blue sheet and the Finance Minister is also not allowed to take it out of the ministry campus.
IB keeps a special eye
After the budget is made, more stringent arrangements are made for its safety. During this two -week period, those who take care of printing are also not allowed to go home. They are kept separate in the basement area of ​​the North Block. To prevent any cyber theft, computers inside the press area are separated from the server of the National Informatics Center (NIC). The Intelligence Bureau keeps an eye on the people involved in the process of making the budget with the help of Delhi Police. An intelligence unit led by the Joint Secretary also monitors the activities of the officers participating in this process.
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