Marathon meeting begins for budget, PM Modi is meeting these people today

New Delhi: The second budget of the third term of the Modi government will be presented on February 1. In this episode, meetings are going on continuously. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is meeting economists and sector-specific experts. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and NITI Aayog Vice President Suman Beri are present in the meeting. Apart from this, other members of the policy think tank are also seen in the meeting.

Actually, before the budget, the opinion of all experts is always taken. In this episode, today PM Modi is talking to economists and experts. PM Modi will talk to experts on options to speed up the economy.

Let us tell you, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present the Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha on February 1. Let us tell you, on December 20, Finance Minister Sitharaman chaired a pre-budget consultation meeting with the states and union territories. Finance ministers of financially distressed states like Punjab and Kerala sought relief from the government.

In the meeting, financially distressed states demanded a special package, while state finance ministers requested the Centre to increase allocations for 50-year interest-free loans to aid long-term infrastructure and capital expenditure. The states also requested the Centre to bear a larger share of the costs associated with land acquisition for infrastructure projects, as well as capital expenditure updates and funding for these projects.