New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- 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.

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.

Industry representatives included Meetu Puri, President, Confederation of Women Entrepreneurs (COWE); S.K. Jain, President, Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME); Arvind Mehta, President, All India Plastics Manufacturers Association (AIPMA); Selvam Ramamoorthy, Executive Director, Council...