Union Budget 2025- Post Budget Analysis

The Institute hosted a session on Union Budget 2025 to deliberate on the salient aspects. The programme’s agenda was to elicit views of the panelists who were invited to be part of the discussions. The speakers were Mr. Maheshwar Peri, Founder and Chairman of Careers360, and CA Uttam Padiwal, Consultant at Padival & Associates and Chairperson of Mysuru Chapter, The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The programme begun with an introduction to the purpose and the agenda of the session by Dr.M.Sriram, Associate Professor-Finance, SDMIMD and Coordinator for the programme. Dr.S.N.Prasad, Director, SDMIMD provided an overview of the Indian economy during his inaugural address.

Mr.Maheshwar Peri, explored taxation trends in education and opined his views on the Government’s spending on higher education. While expressing concerns on high indirect taxes on education, he suggested measures for making higher education affordable for all sections of the society. CA Uttam Padiwal focused on the agriculture sector, emphasizing the importance of affordable farm loans, a ₹500 crore allocation for Centres of Excellence in Education, and proposed amendments in income tax laws, including extending the return filing period to four years.

The conclave also featured a brief presentation on the salient features of the Union Budget by the students of SDMIMD – Mr. Darshan Shashidhar Shetty, Mr. Prajwal Mangalore, Ms. Poorvika R and Ms. Leena M with Ms. Akhila Vinjamur being the Master of Ceremonies. The event culminated with a question-and-answer session addressed by the panelists. The vote of thanks was delivered by Dr.S. Kannadas, Associate Professor-Finance, SDMIMD. The conclave was attended by industry leaders, practitioners, academicians, and students.