The Finance Ministry conducts several pre-budget consultation meetings annually with experts, industry leaders, economists, and state officials. The formal exercise to prepare the annual Budget for the next financial year has already begun.
With the Union Budget 2025-26 slated for February 1, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has demanded a slew of measures from the Finance Ministry, urging that the focus should be on boosting consumption, upping the daily minimum wage, and raising the annual payout under the PM-KISAN
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the fourth Pre-Budget Consultation meeting on Thursday with stakeholders and experts from the export, trade, and industry sectors in preparation for the Union Budget 2025-26
Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with a group of eminent economists and thought leaders in preparation for the Union Budget 2025-26 at the NITI Aayog premises on Tuesday afternoon.
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has proposed reforms in India's Priority Sector Lending (PSL) framework and has asked for more Development Finance Institutions (DFI).
As part of the pre-Budget consultations, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired a meeting with States and Union Territories in Jaisalmer.
Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII, elaborating on the suggestions for the forthcoming Union Budget also pointed out that overly aggressive targets beyond the ones mentioned could adversely affect growth.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired another pre-Budget meeting, this time with the stakeholders from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, to gather their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget for 2025-26.
On Saturday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a pre-Budget meeting with various farmer associations and leading agricultural economists to gather their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman has chaired a pre-Budget meeting with leading economist for taking their inputs and suggestions for the upcoming Budget for 2025-26.