Sitharaman kicks off pre-budget consultations

FM Nirmala Sitharaman with Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad during chairs Pre-Budget 2023 consultation with the second group of captains from Industry & experts of Infrastructure and Climate Change, in New Delhi on Friday. (UNI)
NEW DELHI, NOV 21 (UNI):- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kisanrao Karad during chairs Pre-Budget 2023 consultation with the second group of captains from Industry & experts of Infrastructure and Climate Change, in New Delhi on Friday. UNI PHOTO-36U

NEW DELHI, Nov 21: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday kicked off pre-budget consultations, holding meetings with industry chamber heads and infrastructure experts about their expectations from the upcoming Budget.
The meetings were held virtually and Union Ministers Of State For Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, and other senior officials also attended the meeting.
“Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman chairs her 1st #PreBudget2023 consultation with the first group of captains from Industry & experts of #Infrastructure and #ClimateChange, in New Delhi, today,” the Ministry of Finance said in a tweet.
“The 2nd #PreBudget2023 meeting is being attended by MoS Finance Shri @mppchaudhary and Dr @DrBhagwatKarad ; Finance Secretary Dr T.V. Somanathan; Secretaries of DEA, @SecyDIPAM, DoR, @DFS_India, CEA Dr Anantha Nageswaran & Senior Economic Advisor @FinMinIndia,” it added.
The participants gave suggestions on the 2023-24 Budget, which will be presented in Parliament by the Finance Minister on February 1. (PTI)