PMO, FinMin to hold Budget 2020 meetings to discuss ideas to boost economy

Besides the scheduled meetings, the sources said, the PMO is expected to hold several meetings with top secretaries, officials on various ongoing schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his economic departments have lined up a series of meetings with economists and advisors next week to discuss ideas, which may find their way into the 2020-21 Budget, in a bid to boost the sagging economy.

On December 19, the NITI Aayog will hold a meeting with public and private sector economists; the next day, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet experts for pre-Budget consultations, and on December 21, the prime minister will receive briefings and presentations from various departments, and advisors.

In the 2020-21 Budget, the prime minister and the finance minister are keen