Meet FM Sitharaman's Budget 2026 War Room: Key Officials Revealed
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News18•31-01-2026, 12:32
Meet FM Sitharaman's Budget 2026 War Room: Key Officials Revealed
- •Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive Union Budget on February 1, nearing Morarji Desai's record.
- •Anuradha Thakur, Economic Affairs Secretary, leads the Budget Division and is the chief architect of the Budget, focusing on resource allocation and macroeconomic strategy.
- •Arvind Shrivastava, Revenue Secretary, oversees direct and indirect taxes, responsible for tax proposals and revenue mobilization.
- •Vumlunmang Vualnam, Expenditure Secretary, manages government expenditure, subsidy rationalization, and fiscal discipline.
- •M. Nagaraju (Financial Services), Arunish Chawla (DIPAM), K. Moses Chalai (Public Enterprises), and V. Anantha Nageswaran (Chief Economic Adviser) are other key figures shaping the Budget.
Why It Matters: Key officials behind FM Sitharaman's Budget 2026, including secretaries and CEA, are crucial to India's fiscal strategy.
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