LIVE | Behind The Scenes Of Budget 2025: Insights From Finance Ministry Bureaucrats

An exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making and the thought behind the Budget 2025. Top officers from the Finance Ministry - Nagaraju Maddirala, Secretary of the Department of Financial Services; Arunish Chawla, Secretary of DIPAM & Department of Public Enterprises; Ajay Seth, Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs; and Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) join us for a no-holds barred session at the India Today-Business Today Budget Round Table 2025. The session is moderated by Siddharth Zarabi, Editor of Business Today and looks at the reasoning behind the key announcements made in Budget 2025. The panel reveals the thought behind the several game-changing announcements in the Budget and how these provisions are expected to stimulate economic growth, enhance financial inclusion, and empower various sectors, particularly focusing on the middle class and underprivileged communities.