The Pre-Budget consultations chaired by Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman for the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26 concluded recently. Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the first Pre-Budget Consultation with leading economists for the upcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi, on 6th Dec. 2024. In the course of the in-person consultations, more than 100 invitees across 09 stakeholder groups, including experts and representatives from farmer associations & agriculture economists; trade unions; education & health sector; MSME; trade & services; industry; economists; financial sector & capital markets; as well as, infrastructure, energy and urban sector, participated in the meetings. Union Minister for State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary; Finance Secretary and Secretary DIPAM, Tuhin Kanta Pandey; Secretary, D/o Economic Affairs, Ajay Seth; Secretary, D/o Financial Services, M. Nagaraju; Secretary: Secretaries of Ministries concerned, Chief Economic Adviser, V. Anantha Nageswaran, and senior officers from the Ministry of Finance and Ministries concerned were also present during relevant meetings. In the course of the consultations, Union Finance Minister Sitharaman expressed gratitude to the participants for sharing valuable suggestions and assured experts and representatives that their suggestions would be carefully examined and considered while preparing the Union Budget 2025-26.