Union Budget 2024: Meet Team Of Sitharaman, Sharp Minds Who Shaped Budget For Modi 3.0

Union Budget 2024: Today, the first budget of Modi Government 3.0 is going to be presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This budget has involved extensive preparations with hundreds of officials and employees. Ahead of the presentation of the budget today, a photo of officials and ministers with Finance Minister Nirmala has surfaced. This is the team led by Nirmala, which has prepared the budget. Everyone's attention is going to be on the first budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's third term.

TV Somnathan

TV Somnathan is the Secretary of the Department of Expenditure at the Ministry of Finance and plays a crucial role in the preparation of Union Budget 2024. He discharges his responsibilities as Finance Secretary and is considered very close to Prime Minister Modi. Somnathan has been at the center of various budgets in critical positions.

Ajay Seth

Ajay Seth is an IAS officer from the 1987 batch and a member of Nirmala Sitharaman's team at the Ministry of Finance. He is currently serving as Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs. He played a key role in introducing India's first Green Sovereign Green Bond.

Hari Ranjan Rao

Hari Ranjan Rao is a 1994-batch IAS officer in charge of the technology and governance sections of the PMO. He was Secretary to former Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan before coming to the PMO and also worked in the Department of Telecommunications.

PK Mishra

PK Mishra, Principal Secretary to the PM, coordinates all policy matters of importance for the government.

V. Anantha Nageswaran

V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic Advisor of India, inducted into team played the major role in the preparation of the Modi government 3.0's first budget. Before that, Nageswaran was an integral part in the successful conduct of the G20 Summit.

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Tuhiin Kant Pandey

Tuhiin Kant Pandey, secretary of DIPAM, has been very helpful in finalising the disinvestment of Air India and the IPO of LIC.

Arvind Srivastava

Arvind Srivastava, an IAS officer from the 1994 batch. He looks after the work of the ministries dealing with finance and corporate affairs. Srivastava plays a vital role in the preparation of Budget 2024.

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