Finance Minister Holds Pre-Budget Consultations With Social Sector Representatives

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman held pre-budget consultations with representatives of the social sector on Thursday, December 17, ahead of the Union Budget 2021-22. Along with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Secretary Dr A.B. Pandey, Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) Secretary Tarun Bajaj, Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) K V Subramanian besides other senior officials were also present in the meeting. On Monday, December 14, with top industrialists in the national capital, according to the Ministry of Finance. The finance minister is likely to present her second budget of the Modi 2.0 government on February 1, 2021.