New Delhi, November 26 (IANS). Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met representatives of education, health, human development and women empowerment sectors in the 13th pre-budget meeting on Wednesday. This information was given by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday. The purpose of this meeting held in the national capital was to discuss the upcoming budget with the representatives of the above sectors. A post by the Ministry of Finance on social media platform The post further said that the meeting was attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary, Secretaries of Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Women and Child Development and Department of School Education and Literacy and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India. For the preparations for the upcoming budget, the Finance Minister is constantly meeting with people associated with different sectors. Earlier, the Finance Minister held pre-budget meetings with startups, tourism and hospitality and economists. This time’s budget is going to be very important because the government is promoting consumption due to various reforms. The report released by PL Capital said that due to the strong performance of Indian companies, good festive demand, policy support and changing macroeconomic environment, there could be a big jump in the earnings of Indian companies in the coming times. According to the report, better-than-expected corporate earnings in Q2FY26, hopes for progress in resolving tariff disputes with the United States, and improvement in domestic consumption during the ongoing festive and wedding season will play a key role in taking Nifty to 29,000 level. The recovery in domestic consumption was also supported by the rationalization of GST rates implemented in September 2025, which led to lower effective retail prices across many consumer categories and increased spending in urban and rural markets. –IANS ABS/