Archive · 15 Sep 2025
Finance Ministry's Budget Press to Modernize in New CCS Building
The Finance Ministry is moving its printing press for the yearly budget to a new building.
The new building has different height and floor capacity than the old one, so new, modern printing machines are needed.
The ministry put out a request for these new machines.
The current printing setup is located in the basement of North Block, where people are locked up to keep the budget information secret until the announcement in Parliament.
This move is part of a larger government plan to redevelop the area.
The Finance Ministry's Budget press is relocating to the new CCS-1 building.
The new printing press will use modern digital production printers due to space constraints.
The ministry issued a tender for the new digital printers worth an estimated Rs 10 crore.
The current printing press is located in the basement of North Block.
The move is part of the Central Vista redevelopment plan.
- Who
- Finance Ministry
- What
- Relocating its Budget press and upgrading printing technology.
- When
- CCS-1 building likely ready in October; tender floated on September 2.
- Where
- Moving from North Block to the CCS-1 building in Delhi.
- Why
- To fit within new space and structural constraints and modernize printing.
- Ministry Relocation
- Finance Ministry moving to CCS-1 building.
- New Building Floors
- Ministry to occupy floors 0, 4, 5, and 6.
- Budget Press Location
- Likely to be on the ground floor.
- Printing Upgrade
- Modern digital printers will replace traditional offset technology.
- Tender Value
- Estimated cost of Rs 10 crore.
- Current Location
- North Block basement.