Page 13 - Budget 2026 News

FM announces ₹10,000 crore scheme to promote biopharma manufacturing

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Mission Biopharma Shakti in the Budget, a five-year ₹10,000 crore programme to build domestic capabilities in biologics, biosimilars and clinical research

Budget boosts electronics component scheme outlay to ₹40,000 crore

Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme has attracted investment commitments far exceeding its target

Budget 2026: Govt to set up 5 medical tourism hubs, train 150K caregivers

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures in the Union Budget 2026-27 to boost medical tourism, including support for five regional hubs in partnership with states and the private sector

What are the three kartavyas guiding FM Sitharaman's Budget 2026 vision?

Union Budget 2026: Presenting the Union Budget, FM Nirmala Sitharaman outlined three kartavyas to boost economic growth, and ensure inclusive access to opportunities

From animation labs to hostels: Key education announcements in Budget 2026

Union Budget 2026 also announced a high-level standing committee to strengthen links between education, employment and enterprise, with a focus on services-led growth and future skill needs

FM proposes incentives of ₹100 cr for single municipal bond issuances

FM Sitharaman also announced restructuring of REC Ltd and Power Finance Corporation as part of the government's public sector financial institution strengthening

Budget 2026: Electronics manufacturing outlay doubled to ₹40,000 crore

Union Budget 2026-27: FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced several new manufacturing schemes in the Budget 2026 to boost domestic production

Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman announces ₹10,000 crore SME growth fund

Union Budget 2026 proposes ₹10,000 crore SME growth fund and expands TReDS-backed liquidity measures and compliance support to help small businesses scale up and improve access to finance

Budget 2026: Rare-earth hubs to be set up in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra, TN

FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2026 has proposed supporting Odisha, Kerala, Andhra and Tamil Nadu for dedicated rare-earth corridors for mining, research, and production of rare-earth magnets

Budget 2026: What to read after FM Sitharaman's address and why it matters

This year's Union Budget speech is expected to focus on continuity and long-term goals rather than major surprises

Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman proposes ₹10,000 cr SME fund, mega textile parks

Presenting Union Budget 2026-27, she also proposed a scheme for container manufacturing to create globally competitive ecosystem

Budget 2026: Capex target will be raised to ₹12.2 trn for FY27, says FM

Presenting the Union Budget for 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha, she said the government will continue to develop infrastructure in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities

Why Budget 2026 GDP and inflation numbers may change within weeks

Key GDP and inflation metrics will be revised in February as MoSPI updates base years, meaning several assumptions underpinning Budget 2026 will be recalculated soon after the speech

Union Budget 2026 bets ₹10,000 crore on domestic container manufacturing

Union Budget 2026 outlines a ₹10,000 crore scheme to build a globally competitive container manufacturing industry in India, while also supporting domestic production of construction and infrastructur

Budget 2026: Govt to roll out Semiconductor Mission 2.0 with ₹40,000 cr

Union Budget 2026: The government will launch India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 with an outlay of ₹40,000 crore to support chip equipment manufacturing, R&D and training

Budget 2026: Sitharaman lays 16th Finance Commission report in Lok Sabha

The Finance Commission is a constitutional body that gives suggestions on Centre-state financial relations and is set up periodically

Gold, silver retreat steeply from record highs before Budget 2026

Gold and silver futures opened sharply lower ahead of the Union Budget 2026, retreating steeply from record highs amid profit booking in domestic and international markets

Union Budget 2026: FM Sitharaman dons a Kanjeevaram saree from Tamil Nadu

Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget today, marking her ninth straight Budget; she continued her handloom tradition by wearing a maroon Kanjeevaram saree from Tamil Nadu

Longest serving FM, Sitharaman set to present 9th consecutive Budget

This will take Sitharaman closer to the record of 10 budgets that were presented by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai over different time periods

Budget 2026: Key numbers to watch out for amid reform expectations

With the fiscal deficit set to fall below 4.5% of GDP in FY26, markets will watch the FY27 Budget closely for many key number including some clarity on the govt's roadmap to reduce debt-to-GDP ratio