Union Budget 2026 Team: Preparing the general budget of the country is a big and responsible process. In which many experienced officers play an important role. This time Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is going to present her ninth consecutive budget. A strong team of the Finance Ministry is supporting him in this work. This team is preparing the budget blueprint keeping in mind the current economic situation and global challenges.
It is noteworthy that the Finance Minister will present the budget in the Lok Sabha on 1 February. Which will be the third full budget of the third term of the Modi government. The most special thing about this time’s budget is that this time the responsibility of preparing the budget rests on the shoulders of a woman officer. Let us know which officers are included in this team preparing the Budget 2026-27…
Anuradha Thakur’s important role in budget preparation
The role of Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur is being considered most important in the preparations for Budget 2026-27. Being the head of the department, she is handling the responsibility of proper distribution of resources and deciding the broad economic structure of the country. Under his leadership the budget department is preparing the entire budget document. Due to which he is called the “Chief Architect” of this process.
This is the first budget for Anuradha Thakur, a 1994 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, as she took charge of the post on July 1, 2025. The special thing is that she is also the first woman IAS officer to lead this department.
Other key members of the budget team
Key officials involved in the preparation of Budget 2026-27 include Arvind Srivastava (Revenue Secretary), M. Nagaraju (Financial Services Secretary) and Vumlunmang Wualnam (Expenditure Secretary). All of them are associated with the budget process at the senior level.
Apart from this, Arunish Chawla (Secretary), K. Moses Chalai (Secretary, Department of Public Enterprises) and V. Ananth Nageswaran (Chief Economic Advisor) are also important parts of this team.
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