Page 14 - Budget 2026 News

Budget 2025: Enabling 'Heal in India' through equitable healthcare

Digital healthcare gets a major push, with broadband connectivity planned for all primary healthcare centres (PHCs) and rural schools

Budget 2025: NCRTC gets Rs 2,900 cr for regional rapid rail project

The 82-km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor originates at Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi and terminates at Modipuram in Meerut

Good steps forward: Nasscom hails Budget's focus on improving ease of biz

Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar said the government's focus on innovation and improving ease of doing businesses reinforces its commitment of making India a global leader

Budget proposes GST amendment: Track and Trace Mechanism to prevent evasion

The budget inserted a new clause in Central GST law to provide for a definition of Unique Identification Marking for the implementation of Track and Trace Mechanism

Money in people's hands, and more: Budget balances growth, fiscal goals

As expected, the Revised Estimate of the fiscal deficit for the current financial year was pegged at 4.8 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP)

FM announces Rs 25K cr Maritime Development Fund to boost shipping

Sitharaman announces shipbreaking credit note scheme, Maritime Development Fund

Boost in urban infra: HUA ministry allocated Rs 96,777 cr in Budget

The government has allocated Rs 96,777 crore to the HUA ministry for the next fiscal as against Rs 82,576 crore in Budget 2024-25

Tech leaders, startup founders, investors welcome Budget 2025-26

The Budget announced a new Fund of Funds (FoF) with an expanded scope of Rs 10,000 crore

India Inc to boost capex as Budget drives infra, manufacturing, mining

The Economic Survey released on Friday emphasised that the private sector must take the lead in driving economic growth

Budget 2025: Defence gets Rs 6.81 trn; aircraft, engines, ships in focus

The MoD has designated 2025 as the 'Year of Reforms', announcing in December that the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 is 'expected to undergo a complete revamp' this year

Budget reforms to enhance competitiveness of critical minerals: Industry

Sitharaman also said that mining sector reforms, including those for minor minerals, will be encouraged through the sharing of best practices and the institution of a State Mining Index

Budget 2025: J&K gets Rs 41,000 crore, separate Rs 9,325 cr for police

In the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, Rs 40,619.30 crore has been allocated as central assistance to meet the resource gap in J&K

Budget 2025: Rs 20,000 cr allocated to DPT for starting Rs 1 trn R-D fund

Presenting the Union Budget for the 2025-26 fiscal, the finance minister also said a Deep Tech Fund of Funds would be explored to catalyse the next generation start-ups as part of this initiative

Budget proposes focused scheme for footwear industry, to create 2.2 mn jobs

Scheme to support design capacity, component manufacturing, and machinery for producing non-leather 'quality footwear'

Union Budget 2025-26: Accelerating India's march towards Viksit Bharat

The enhancement of the credit guarantee cover for MSMEs from Rs 5 crore to Rs 10 crore should make more credit available to these units, which are significant employment generators

Increased spending on housing projects will drive demand: Cement makers

The Budget presents a vision for India's economic growth emphasising rural and urban development, increased infrastructure investment, employment-led growth and strategic investments

Budget neglects challenges facing Indian economy, say Left parties

The Left party pointed out that the budget papers reveal that in the last one year, the government actually spent approximately Rs 1 trillion less than what the budget had promised

MEA gets Rs 20,516 cr in Budget 2025, aid to Bhutan highest at Rs 2,150 cr

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) was allocated a total of Rs 20,516 crore as against the current fiscal's budget estimate of Rs 22,154 crore and revised estimate of Rs 25,277 crore

Govt proposes new tariff lines for rice, makhana products in Union Budget

The government has proposed creating new tariff items and supplementary notes for identification of certain technical-grade pesticides and certain goods covered by international conventions

Budget 2025: 'Made in India' energy transition gets boost with duty cuts

Customs duties on input goods for electric vehicles, solar panels slashed