ENA MSME 2025-11-12 16:24:42 <p><span style="font-size:14px"><strong>New Delhi, Nov 12 (KNN)</strong> Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday chaired the third pre-Budget consultation with representatives from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in New Delhi, as part of preparations for the Union Budget 2026-27.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The meeting was attended by Minister of State, Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, and representatives from the Ministry of MSME. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Industry representatives included Meetu Puri, President, Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE); S.K. Jain, President, Federation of Indian Micro and Small &amp; Medium Enterprises (FISME); Arvind Mehta, President, All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (AIPMA); Selvam Ramamoorthy, Executive Director, Council for Leather Exports (CLE); and Om Prakash Gupta, All-India General Secretary, Laghu Udyog Bharti, among others.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">Discussions centred on challenges faced by MSMEs and measures to enhance their growth, competitiveness, and contribution to the economy, reported ANI.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">In a post on X, the Finance Ministry noted, Union Minister for Finance &amp; Corporate Affairs @nsitharaman chairs the third Pre-Budget Consultation with the stakeholders from Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2026-27 </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The government began its annual pre-Budget deliberations earlier this week, with the Finance Minister holding the first consultation on Monday with leading economists. </span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">These interactions form part of a series of meetings held each year to gather inputs from various sectors before finalising the Union Budget.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px">The consultations with economists and agriculture experts marked the initial phase of the engagement process for Budget 2026-27. </span></p> <p><em><strong><span style="font-size:14px">(KNN Bureau)</span></strong></em></p> 44046 https://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/msme/finance-minister-chairs-pre-budget-consultation-with-msme-representatives-for-union-budget-2026-27 2025-11-12 16:24:42 knnindia.co.in