Page 16 - Budget 2026 News

ShipMin seeks PPP panel nod for Nicobar port project in private mode

PPP models need to reduce structural uncertainty, need more private investment in greenfield projects

Economic Survey bats for trust-based e-Way Bill system to ease logistics

The survey proposes policy designs relying on trust-based models, such as a "trusted dealer" framework, where taxpayers with strong compliance records face minimal physical checks

Eco Survey: Need for a policy to enable stable, better pay for gig workers

The Economic Survey calls for State support to raise gig workers' pay, curb platform dominance, and ensure stable incomes, with 40% earning under ₹15,000 a month

Eco Survey suggests synergy between I-T & customs on related-party imports

Experts welcomed the recommendation, saying it could lower transaction costs and litigation, making India more competitive against peer economies

Economic Survey redefines 'govt company' to ease stake dilution in CPSEs

Survey moots changes to Companies Act, so that CPSEs remain govt firms even with a 26% stake

Economic Survey 2026: 'SMC can be model for wider regulatory reforms'

The SMC Bill has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, which is consulting industry participants and stakeholders, including Sebi and stock exchanges

Metro vs road: Economic Survey 2026 flags citizen conduct dichotomy

Economic Survey explains why Indians follow rules on metros but not roads, arguing behaviour changes with system design, enforcement and social norms

Citizen behaviour in public systems key to shaping urbanisation: CEA

Economic Survey flags behaviour, not culture, as key to urban order, showing how rule-based metro systems shape civic discipline better than laws alone

Economic Survey flags rising risks for startups in technology and AI

The report backs innovation as a growth driver but warns that costly capital, long-duration investments and narrow margins of safety could test India's early-stage enterprises

Eco Survey flags need for skill courses to curb dropouts in classes 9-12

The Economic Survey 2025 calls for skill-embedded education in classes 8-12 to tackle high dropout rates driven by income pressure and limited access to secondary schools

Govt notifies coking coal as critical mineral to cut import dependence

The Centre has notified coking coal as a critical mineral to speed up mining, attract private investment, and cut India's heavy dependence on imports for steelmaking

West Bengal's NSDP grows 9.86% in 2024-25, slower than neighbours

However, West Bengal trailed behind other major states in terms of percentage growth at current prices

₹13,700 cr push lifts mobile output to ₹9.34 trillion: Eco Survey

The Survey said that the growth momentum in electronics manufacturing continued into the first half of FY'26, with electronics exports reaching $22.2 billion

Economic Survey 2026 flags digital addiction as key challenge for India

Meta, which owns Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, regularly counts India among its largest user bases, along with Alphabet's YouTube

Eco Survey flags need to end power cross-subsidy, cut material intensity

Cross-subsidisation involves charging higher tariffs to industrial and commercial power consumers to offset lower tariffs for domestic and agricultural users

Eco Survey backs Maharashtra defence, aerospace fund as innovation model

Maharashtra's ₹330 crore Defence & Aerospace Venture Fund (MDAVF), launched in 2018, aims to catalyse manufacturing capabilities among MSMEs in strategic, high-growth sectors

Economic Survey: Tariff skew undercuts electronics manufacturing ambitions

Survey backs industry demand to fix inverted duty structure

Economic Survey pitches Orange Economy as emerging growth lever

As per estimates of the Ministry of Tourism, travel and tourism contributed 5.22% to GDP in FY24, close to pre-pandemic levels, while supporting an estimated 8.46 crore direct and indirect jobs

Economic Survey flags supply-side gaps hurting India's urban potential

The Economic Survey 2025-26 says India's cities drive growth but suffer from daily stress due to poor planning, overuse of private transport and fragmented governance

Eco Survey calls to link microfinance investor exits to social metrics

Economic Survey 2025-26 urges linking microfinance investor exits to social impact metrics, warning that return-driven growth risks over-lending, borrower stress, and financial instability