Meet Nirmala Sitharaman's Team Behind Budget 2021 That Promises to Be 'Like Never Before'
In less than a week, the Narendra Modi government will present perhaps its most important budget as the Indian economy recovers from an unprecedented global pandemic. Like the rest of the world, Covid-19 flatlined the economy, with the first quarter witnessing the steepest contraction in independent India’s history. For the full year 2020-21, GDP is likely to witness the first contraction in four decades.
Meet Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's team that will navigate often competing, multiple demands from various sectors, citizens, and stakeholders to provide a probable balm in these Covid times.