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Budget 2026-27: Inside the core team shaping Indias economic future

Indias Budget 2026-27 is being shaped by a core team of senior officials under Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is set to present her ninth consecutive Budget on February 1, 2026. With no Finance Secretary appointed, the responsibility rests on departmental secretaries: Anuradha Thakur (Economic Affairs), Arvind Shrivastava (Revenue), Vumlunmang Vualnam (Expenditure), M Nagaraju (Financial Services), Arunish Chawla (DIPAM), K Moses Chalai (Public Enterprises), and Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran. The team is finalizing fiscal strategy amid 7.4% growth and global uncertainty.

26 Jan 2026 5:36 pm