Budget 2024: A look at the team behind the crafting of Interim Budget FY25

TV Somanathan (Finance Secretary): A Tamil Nadu cadre officer, pivotal in PMO-Finance Ministry collaboration, crafting pandemic containment schemes, and driving capital expenditure. (Image: ANI)

PK Mishra (Principal Secretary to PM): Oversees crucial policy matters, acting as PM's liaison across ministries, playing a central role in government policymaking.

Arvind Shrivastava (Finance and Economy Officer, PMO): A 1994-batch IAS officer, overseeing finance, corporate affairs, and NITI Aayog, bringing extensive experience from the Finance Ministry.

Punya Salila Srivastava (Additional Secretary, PMO): A key figure in Home Ministry and pandemic briefings, now handling social and welfare verticals in PMO.

Hari Ranjan Rao (Technology and Governance, PMO): A 1994-batch MP cadre officer, with experience in telecommunications and tourism, managing technology and governance at PMO.