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Abstract

The Union Budget, is a comprehensive financial roadmap for a nation. In its essence, it reflects the government's fiscal policies, outlining revenue and expenditure plans to achieve economic stability and growth. Thus, a crucial role in shaping the socio-economic landscape, addressing challenges, and fostering development. The webinar will involve discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27.

About the Speakers

Ravindra H. Dholakia

Dr. Ravindra H. Dholakia, a retired Professor of IIM, Ahmedabad, has more than 38 years of experience in regional economic development, economic analysis and policy, international economics and health economics. Earlier, he has served as a consultant to State and Central governments, private sector institutions and international organizations such as WHO, UNICEF, ADB and World Bank. He has also been a member of various committees appointed by the Government and has more than 140 research papers and 22 books to his credit.He holds a post-doctoral research fellowship from the University of Toronto and a PhD in Economics from M S University, Baroda.

Ashok Vishandass

Ashok Vishandass, Professor (Applied Economics) (IIPA) has interest in Sustainable Agriculture, Risk Management, International Trade & Commerce. As ex-Chairman (CACP) in the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare at the level of the Secretary to the Govt. of India, he has rich experience of formulation of Agriculture Price and Non-Price Policies, nuances of fixing MSP of various agriculture commodities. Before joining IIPA, he had also served FAO of United Nations Organisation (UNO) as the Chief Technical Adviser. In his stint with the UNO, he provided high-level technical and economic advice relating to Food Security, SDGs, agricultural Marketing and brought out eight Reports.

Prof. Ashok holds Ph.D. (Agri. Economics), M.A. (Economics) (University of Manchester), M.B.A. (Financial Management), PG Diploma in Population and Development (JNU), M. Stat. (Master of Statistics) (Gold Medalist).

Rattan Chand

Dr Rattan Chand is one of the founding Directors, EGROW Foundation. He is a former officer of the Indian Statistical Service and has served the Government of India in various positions for more than 35 years. While in the service, he worked closely with many Development Partners including USAID, World Bank, United Nations, World Health Organization etc. He has represented the Government at many national and International Meetings, Conferences and Seminars in the Health Sector. As Chief Director, in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, he was responsible for Monitoring and evaluation and during his tenure many activities like establishing Health Management Information System (HMIS), Annual Health Surveys, District Level Household Surveys and National Family Health Survey were initiated and completed.

He obtained Ph.D. in Population Studies from IIPS, Mumbai, PG Diploma in Population and Development from JNU and Master of Statistics from Punjabi University.

Col (Dr) M.P. Singh

Col (Dr) Mohinder Pal Singh is a graduate in science form prestigious St Xaviers College, Mumbai. He is an MBA from IIFT , New Delhi and a gold medalist in MSc from Allahabad University. He has completed his Doctorate in international relations from the Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, University of Allahabad. He has published number of articles in all leading journals and websites on strategic issues.

He has served in the Indian army, in the elite Infantry Regiment for thirty years tenating various appointments in all kinds of terrain and operations . He was also awarded ‘Chief of Army Staff Commendation’ for his work. He has been an instructor in Infantry School and an Assessor in the Officer Selection Process for over six years. He successfully commanded administrative battalion.

Apart from his extensive experience in army and his academic pursuits he is also a prolific writer who has to his credit many articles in books on strategic and national security subjects and has individually authored five books. His two recent books ‘Teams of Tomorrow’ and ‘Myanmar and its Strategic Dilemmas’ have been well received in the environment. He is currently Director of EGROW Foundation.

R. Vaidyanathan

Dr. R. Vaidyanathan, a retired Professor of Finance from IIM Bangalore, holds an illustrious academic background. He graduated from Loyola College, Madras, and completed his Master's degree at the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta. He earned his Doctorate from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he also served as a faculty member for four years.

Dr. Vaidyanathan boasts a distinguished career, having been honored twice as a Fulbright scholar and recognized as a Fellow of ICSSR. He has held visiting faculty positions at esteemed universities in the USA and UK. His expertise led to his selection as one of the top ten professors across all IIMs by Business Today.

Beyond academia, Dr. Vaidyanathan's influence extends to regulatory committees, including SEBI, RBI, IRDA, and PFRDA. He serves as a consultant to numerous organizations and holds positions on various corporate boards.

Dilip Chenoy

Mr Dilip Chenoy is Chairman, Bharat Web3 Association. Mr. Chenoy has had an illustrious career serving as the Secretary-General of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Director-General of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), and Deputy Director-General of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). With decades of experience in leading domestic industry bodies, Mr. Chenoy is a renowned figure in the policy domain and his expertise and contributions have been invaluable to the Indian business landscape.

Madhurjya P. Bezbaruah

Madhurjya Prasad Bezbaruah is the currently Associated Faculty and previously was Professor and Head, Department of Economics, Gauhati University. He is also an Expert, EGROW Foundation. He has also held several positions till date viz Member of ICSSR from 2017-2020, Director in the board of Assam Power Distribution Company Limited, Member of the RBI Committee on Financial Sector Plan for NE Region chaired by Usha Thorat, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India, Director in the Board of Directors of the Assam Industrial Development Corporation from 2001 to 2005, Member of the Advisory Committee for Preparation of Human Development Report, Assam 2013. He has 6 books, 63 papers in journals, 28 articles in edited volumes.

Nirmala Padmanabhan

Dr. Nirmala Padmanabhan was a faculty of Economics for 26 years for post-graduation and graduation and has handled subjects such as financial markets and systems, international trade and monetary systems. She has experience in budget analysis and analysis of economic issues of the country and in rural economic development as part of the Unnath Bharath Abhiyan / community development projects. Presently, she is the Dean of Extension and Incubation in St. Teresa's College, Ernakulam with overall charge of community development projects undertaken by the college and responsible for overall guidance to the business incubation and entrepreneurship development initiatives of the college.

Dr. Nirmala Padmanabhan was Member of the Public Expenditure Review Committee of the Government of Kerala in 2020-21. She was also a Member of the Working Group on Gender and Development to prepare Plan of Action for 14 Five Year Plan of the Government of Kerala in 2021-22. She was also a Member of the Working Group on Financial Resource Mobilisation to prepare Plan of Action for 14 Five Year Plan of the Government of Kerala in 2021-22. Dr. Nirmala Padmanabhan is a Director in and holds 6.94% of the paid-up capital of BhuME Women's Collective Pvt. Ltd. Dr. Nirmala Padmanabhan is a post graduate in economics and holds a doctorate and has special knowledge and practical experience in economics.

Shalini Singh Sharma

Shalini Singh Sharma is Currently serving as a Professor, Expert (Economics), and Head of Training & Research at EGROW Foundation, she leads policy research initiatives for the Government of India and international bodies. Notably, her recent research on MSMEs, developed in collaboration with ASSOCHAM, was released by Shri Piyush Goyal Ji, Honorable Minister of Commerce and Industry. Furthermore, her reports on India’s Booming Online Industry and Retrofitting of Inter-city Diesel Passenger Buses have provided valuable insights into the digital economy and sustainable transport solutions.

With nearly 30 years of experience in academia, research, and institution building, Prof. Shalini Singh Sharma has contributed significantly as a researcher, teacher, administrator, and trainer. In previous roles, as Dean of the School of Economics and School of Public Policy at MIT WPU, Pune, as Professor & Director (2015-2020) at Amity School of Economics, she spearheaded research-driven academic initiatives, secured research grants, and fostered interdisciplinary collaboration. She has authored or co-authored 51 research papers, with several indexed in SCOPUS and Google Scholar, and has presented over 75 research papers at various national and international conferences.

Narendra K. Bishnoi

Narendra Kumar Bishnoi is the Professor, Department of Economics, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology. He has 32 years of teaching experience. His expertise spans Economic & Fiscal Policy Analysis, Regional Competitiveness Analysis, and Venture Capital. He has contributed to various state finance commissions in Haryana, developed case studies for the UNDP, and served on national committees. He has worked with the UNDP, World Bank, and other major organizations. He has authored over 80 research papers and successfully completed 22 research projects and mentored over 16 PhD scholars. He also engages in popular writing and media discussions, and currently mentors start-ups, including one focused on developing an artificial bionic hand at IIT Delhi’s Technology Incubation Center.

Pabitra Kumar Jena

Dr. Pabitra Kumar Jena is currently working as an Associate Professor of Economics at the School of Economics, Faculty of Management, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, Jammu & Kashmir. He completed his Ph.D. at the Indian Institute of Management Mumbai (formerly NITIE) in the field of International Economics. His doctoral research, titled “Determinants and Impact of FDI Inflows on the Indian Economy: An Econometric Investigation,” was carried out under the supervision of Prof. D. S. Hegde, Retired Professor of Economics, Indian Institute of Management Mumbai.

Rajeshwari U.R.

Rajeshwari U.R. is working as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Christ University . She is a recipient of Nandan Nilekani Fellowship and RBI Scholarship.She is Member In Professional Bodies, Karnataka Economic Association and Board of Studies, BASE, Bangalore. Her research interest lies in the area of Public Finance, Development Economics and econometrics. Rajeshwari U.R contributes valuable insights to the industry. With a robust skill set that includes Report Writing, Excellent Analytical Skills, Policy Analysis, Academic Program Development, IPR and more.She is a Gold Medalist from Karnataka University.