The minds that shaped the interim budget
5 years, 11 months ago

The minds that shaped the interim budget

Live Mint  

Here are the key officials who fitted the nuts and bolts of the interim budget that Union finance minister Piyush Goyal presents in Parliament today: Finance secretary Ajay Narayan Jha is the senior most in the finance ministry, who also holds charge of the department of expenditure. Finance secretary Ajay Narayan Jha Subhash Chandra Garg is secretary in the department of economic affairs that has the task of making the Union budget. Revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey Revenue secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey oversees the revenue receipts of the central government and is a key decision maker in giving shape to the Union budget. Atanu Chakraborty, Atanu Chakraborty, secretary in the department of investment and public assets management, has the task of meeting the government’s target of disinvestment, a crucial number in the Union budget.

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