India's Biggest Business & Market Experts on CNBC-TV18, this Budget 2016

Nothing gets bigger than Budget coverage on CNBC-TV18. With the who’s who of the business world & the Stock Markets appearing on the channel, CNBC-TV18 boasts of having the most influential names on board, for the analysis of Budget 2016.

Budget 2016 will be a crucial Budget for Prime Minister Modi’s Government. They have completed two years in office so this really is the half way mark Budget for this Government and perhaps, the final window of opportunity to try and push through big ticket reforms. This is the time to chase growth & engineer real change. This is the time to restore business confidence and jumpstart domestic demand. This is the time to act. If the government does not push for reforms NOW, it will NEVER get back on the path of high growth. CNBC-TV18 recognizes this year’s announcement as the NOW or NEVER budget.

This year, the most influential names from the world of business & the Stock Markets will come together to share their opinions and insights, only on CNBC-TV18. This Budget, the analysis of this much awaited policy announcement will be carried out by one of the most experienced team of Editors in business news - Udayan Mukherjee, ShereenBhan, LathaVenkatesh, Anuj Singhal& Sonia Shenoy as well as the best guest editors in the industry such as Ramesh Damani and Manish Chokhani. Their insights will enable viewers to understand the impact of this year’s Budget on their business, their investments & their personal finance.

Along with the CNBC-TV18 Budget editors, the biggest market experts in the country will join the CNBC-TV18 team to analyze the effect on the markets. The traders will be guided by the best technical analysts lead by Ashwani Gujral, SudarshanSukhani, Prakash Gaba and Rajat Bose. While the fundamental impact of the Budget on individual stocks will be analyzed by S P Tulsian, Prakash Diwan and AmbareeshBaleega.

Culminating with the Budget announcement, CNBC-TV18 will present a host of special shows, led by India’s most experienced business editorial team that will focus on key aspects of the Government’s fiscal policy. The Channel will speak to the most influential names of Markets & India Inc., to understand their expectations from the Budget. This year, CNBC-TV18 presents a number of special shows to understand the country’s expectations from the Budget. A few examples of such programming –

1) BUDGET CARAVAN – CNBC-TV18 will traverse the length and breadth of the country and travel to the growth centres of India, to get a sense of the big expectations, straight from the shop floor and give viewers an economic health check of the nation, with this special series.

2) WHAT’S AILING RURAL INDIA? – The CNBC-TV18 reporters travel to the smallest pockets of the nation to understand the rural nerve of the country. We aim to answer pertinent questions such as - How will the Budget impact the rural population of the country and what are their key needs?

3) BUDGET HANGOUT – A special show featuring the young business community and professionals of India; we speak to the young CMOs and CEOs of leading corporate names in India. In a refreshingly new format, team CNBC-TV18 chats with these young icons on their expectations from the Budget.

CNBC-TV18, the specialists in business news, will bring news, trends and analysis from the best minds from India Inc., Indian and global markets, industry experts and economists. CNBC-TV18 unravels the initial expectations of India’s economic future and its subsequent impact, based on industry reactions, citizen demands, market implications and expert opinions. The Channel has pioneered Budget coverage and analysis, making it a ‘must-watch’ event on television for the business fraternity and is the undisputed leader of Budget coverage for the past 16 years.