Union Budget 2020: Here are key officials in FM Nirmala Sitharaman's team

First Published Jan 30, 2020, 7:24 PM IST


Here are the key officials, who will be helping Nirmala Sitharaman deliver the  Union Budget 2020 on February 1

Ajay Bhushan Pandey, revenue secretary: Pandey has to take care of revenue for the government. He would also influence any changes made to direct tax code.
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TV Somanathan, expenditure secretary: Somanathan will have to work to cut down on avoidable expense and boost demand.
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Tuhin Kanta Pandey, disinvestment secretary: Pandey is overseeing the sale of Air India and other PSU units. The government is unlikely to meet its divestment target placed at Rs 1.05 trillion for the current year.
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Atanu Chakraborty, economic affairs secretary: Chakraborty has come up with an infrastructure investment programme that is worth more than $ 1 trillion. His advice shall be highly significant in raising funds as well as in establishing the country's budgetary deficit.
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Rajiv Kumar, finance secretary: Kumar will this time come up with measures to take the NBFC sector out of crisis and boost consumption drive.
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