Budget 2026 News

MP Budget 2026-27 sets ₹4.38 trillion outlay, big push for women

The finance minister announced a special provision of ₹3,600 crore for the mega religious event Simhastha Kumbh to be held in Ujjain in 2028

Tamil Nadu earmarks ₹47,248 crore for Agriculture in interim FY27 Budget

In 2025-26, the government had allocated ₹45,661 crore, he said while presenting the Agriculture Budget in the State Assembly

Madhya Pradesh's GSDP estimated to grow at 11.14%: Economic Survey

Madhya Pradesh's Economic Survey forecasts 11.14% GSDP growth, rising per capita income and broad-based gains across sectors, while keeping the fiscal deficit at 4.6% for 2025-26

Budget 2026 banking review panel puts regulatory coordination in focus

The Union Budget 2026 proposal for a high-level banking reforms committee comes as the RBI strengthens its internal regulatory review process, sharpening focus on coordination across regulators

Himacha Budget Session: Guv ends address in 2 mins, skips key paragraphs

Speaking at the start of the Budget Session of the Assembly, the governor said he would not read paragraph 3 to 16 of the prepared speech

Budget 2026 highlights: A look at key numbers announced by FM Sitharaman

From SME funding and services-led growth to tax tweaks and tourism, Nirmala Sitharaman's record ninth Budget signalled where public spending and policy are headed in FY27

India Inc's bold investment push crucial for Viksit Bharat: PM Modi

These FTAs are tools to ensure that our youth are not just suppliers to the domestic market but active participants in global trade and growth, says PM Modi

AP Budget 2026: ₹53,915 cr for public capex highest in state's history

The government has positioned infrastructure as a multiplier for private investment, job creation and long-term productivity growth, moving beyond consumption-led spending towards asset creation

As Budget renews push for social sectors, gap in implementation persists

Spending on health and education as percentage of GDP is modest and below policy targets

Economic self-reliance core to govt policy: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance minister says Budget aims to strengthen domestic capabilities, citing strong growth and low inflation as a "Goldilocks moment" for the economy

UP govt tables ₹9.12 trillion annual Budget with a 12.9% yearly increase

Uttar Pradesh's ₹9.12 trillion FY27 Budget ramps up infrastructure and capex, keeps the fiscal deficit below 3%, and pitches the state as India's next growth engine

Budget pegs FY27 total expenditure at ₹53.47 trillion: Sitharaman

Total expenditure is pegged at ₹53.47 trillion in the next fiscal, much more than tax receipts, she said in reply to a discussion on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha

UP allocates ₹43,565 crore for new initiatives in Budget 2026-27

The budget also proposes ₹580 crore for a new scheme to establish residential girls' schools in development blocks where Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas are not operational

Easier PMS rules for NRIs: Expert explains what it means for equity flows

Budget 2026 has eased PMS and ownership rules for NRIs. Ametra PMS CIO Karan Aggarwal explains how overseas investors may respond

Union Budget reflects PM Modi's push to end 'policy ping-pong': FM

Framed as the first Budget of a new five-year fiscal cycle and the second quarter of the 21st century, it prioritises capital expenditure, infrastructure expansion and structural reforms

Budget proposal on tax holiday likely to boost domestic data centres

The Budget proposal, which offers a tax holiday of 20 years up to 2047 to any foreign company that procures data centre services in India, allays fears of their global income being taxed by Indian aut

Datanomics: Gender budget likely to miss spending target in FY26

Gender Budget share hits 9.37% in FY27, but department-wise data shows persistent underspending, with four of five key ministries missing targets

Datanomics: Kerala becomes first state to unveil 'Elderly Budget'

Though hailed as a first-of-its-kind initiative, nearly two-thirds of Kerala's elderly budget for FY27 goes towards pensions the state is obligated to pay

We framed this Budget on a larger plank, not based on any one incident: FM

The India-US trade deal, had it come a little earlier, would not have made the Union Budget any different, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said

Outcome Budget data raises questions on returns from government capex

The Outcome Budget or OOMF is meant to link government spending to measurable results, but near-identical targets across years highlight gaps in assessing returns on public investment