Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired a series of pre-Budget consultations for the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26, which concluded in New Delhi on January 6, 2025. These discussions spanned a month, beginning on December 6, 2024, and involved over 100 participants from nine stakeholder groups.
The stakeholder groups included experts and representatives from various sectors such as agriculture, trade unions, education and health, MSMEs, trade and services, industry, financial markets, and infrastructure.