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CNBC-TV18 THE BUDGET VERDICT 2025

TIME SPEAKERS
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM: Session 1
      The Budget Makers – Insights from North Block
    • Tuhin Kanta Pandey, Secretary, Dept of Revenue
    • Dr Arunish Chawla, Secretary, DIPAM & Dept of Revenue
5:15 PM - 6:00 PM: Session 2
      Driving Fiscal Compliance and Revenue Growth
    • M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance
    • Ajay Seth, Secretary, Dept of Economics Affairs
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM: Session 3
      Ease of Taxation and Driving Revenue Growth
    • Ravi Agarwal, Chairperson, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT)
    • Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Chairperson, entral Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) & Special Secretary to the Government of India
6:30 PM - 7:15 PM: Session 4
      Catalysts of Change: Budget Policies for Industrial Growth
    • ⁠Rajesh Kumar Singh, Secretary, Dept of Defence
    • Sumit Dawra, Secretary, Ministry of Labor and Employment
    • ⁠Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Dept of Corporate Affairs
    • S. Krishnan, Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY)
Networking Dinner