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Budget 2026: Finance ministry address changed, but why budget printing still happens at North Block

The address of the finance ministry may have changed, but when it comes to guarding the country’s most closely held financial secret, tradition still holds firm on Raisina Hill.Even after the ministry’s move to the new Central Secretariat offices at Kartavya Bhawan last year, the printing of the Union Budget — among the most confidential…

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Govt approves Rs 1,800 cr for new high-security printing line for banknotes, passports | India News

NEW DELHI: The govt has approved a Rs 1,800 crore proposal for setting up a new cylindrical mould watermark banknote (CWBN) line with an annual capacity to produce 6,000 tonnes of high-security, durable paper, which is used for printing currency notes, non-judicial stamp papers and passports.The move is aimed at meeting the increasing demand for…

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