The landscape of fiscal policy, development planning and budgetary processes in India has witnessed number of changes over the last two years, and, some of these changes are still underway. In such a backdrop, CBGA has organised a two-day conference, “Recent Changes in India’s Fiscal Architecture: Implications for Development Policy and Social Inclusion”, which brought together academics, policy researchers, social activists, journalists and policymakers from across the country. The conference aimed to bring more clarity in the public discourses on issues relating to fiscal policy and budgetary processes in the country at present; it also aimed to identify policy alternatives in this domain that could be pursued in the coming years.