What does Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has in store for the Indian economy and its people in 2016? Will this be a pro-poor budget as suggested by many experts or will it have sops for India Inc? Will the recent banking crisis be on the Mr Jaitley’s mind? What steps will he take to ease out the stressed banking sector? Does the Finance Minister have a secret to bring a smile on the many faces of the Indian middle class? We ask our analysts to gather some important themes and ideas that we hope the Finance Minister keeps in mind on the last day of February when he presents the Union Budget for the year 2016.
M.K. Padma Kumar is involved in developing strategies and managing operations for the IPE Global Group.
He has over 25 years of experience in the development sector, working in civil society organisations and international development agencies like DANIDA and DFID. As the Head of State Partnerships at the DFID India, he was responsible for developing partnerships, programme design, management and strategic oversight of all programmes implemented in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha. He has managed various development programmes. His expertise lies in driving operational, financial and programmatic transformations. Before DFID, he was associated with Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA), Help Age and World Wildlife Fund.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Management with specialisation in Human Resource Management and Finance. He is extensively trained in Project Cycle Management, Grant Management, Performance Management, Leadership Skills and Change Management.
