New Delhi: While many were still evaluating the impact of Union Budget 2018-19, leading economic & financial stakeholders came together for the third edition of the ‘CNBC-TV18 Mint Budget Verdict’, decoding the biggest economic policy event in the country, just a day after its announcement.
At the helm of affairs were none other than the makers of the Union Budget and policy planners who came face-to-face with leaders of Corporate India as they offered the most insightful and comprehensive assessment of the Budget and its impact. A special keynote address by. Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railway and Coal set the tone for an engaging and holistic discussion which followed.
Joy Chakraborthy, President – Revenue, TV18 & CEO Forbes India said, “The budget has focused on the right areas, particularly the rural sector, which is definitely going to spur demand in time to come. I feel the announcements have been in line with the expectations considering it is the last big policy measure before the critical Lok Sabha elections next year. CNBC-TV18 has always played an instrumental role in driving discussions around this event and this year is no different. Our flagship budget initiative ‘Budget Verdict’ once again saw relevant and hard-hitting conversations between policy makers from the Government and corporate chiefs. Over the years, this property has evolved as the first big stop for post budget discussions”.
Policy architects and key budget makers who were present included Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation; Hasmukh Adhia, Finance Secretary; Neeraj Kumar Gupta, Secretary, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management; Subhash Chandra Garg, Secretary, Department of Economic Affair; Ajay Narayan Jha, Expenditure Secretary; Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion & Amitabh Kant CEO, NITI Aayog.
CNBC-TV18’s Managing Editor Shereen Bhan and Mint’s Executive Editor, Anil Padmanabhan moderated the panel with key insights shared by the speakers like Jayant Sinha, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal, Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog, Hasmukh Adhia, Finance Secretary, Subhash Chandra Garg and Secretary, and Department of Economic Affair
CNBC-TV18 has been decoding and analyzing the Union Budget every year for the discerning Indian viewer. Through this special program, CNBC-TV18 has created a distinct platform for detailed analyses and open dialogue between industry honchos and policy makers, based on the Budget announcements made. The Union Budget 2018-19 is the first post-GST and last pre-election budget to be announced by the Modi government. The channel shared their in-depth analyses on some big-ticket announcements made which focused on the rural economy, among other important issues.
The show featured LIVE on CNBC-TV18. ‘CNBC-TV18 Mint Budget Verdict’ was amplified on the digital medium as well, as it was webcast LIVE on livemint.com & CNBC-TV18’s Facebook & Twitter handles.
