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Nirmala Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman (born 18 August 1959) is an Indian politician serving as the Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs since May 2019, and previously as the Minister of Defence. A senior
...Read more- Global uncertainty impacting several areas, factored into policymaking, says Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman said India has done everything within the country to ensure that its domestic macroeconomic fundamentals are sound, even as the global environment remains uncertain
- Budget 2026 cuts PMAY Urban 2.0 allocation by 5.9%, affordable housing may take a hit
The scheme offers essential credit-linked subsidies, helping eligible families to achieve homeownership and access basic amenities significantly improving their living conditions.
- Data Centre tax holiday to benefit Indian players, GPU infra big way: Yotta CEO Gupta
Additionally, Gupta also pointed out that the use case of foreign cloud providers serving global demand from India shall increase significantly.
- Budget 2026 puts India on a research, manufacturing & healthcare‑services fast track
While the Budget offers direct relief for cancer and rare‑disease patients, its deeper thrust lies in building the scientific, regulatory, workforce and infrastructure backbone required for India to lead in next‑generation health innovation.
- Budget eases tax rules for contract manufacturers, to help Apple scale up
The iPhone maker had pushed for the change, warning that I-T rules could undermine its India expansion. The decision mitigates two major pain points, margin pressure and capital constraints for equipment, say experts
- Not a Budget for bulls, not a Budget for bears — just staying the course
STT spooks traders, capex stays on track and fiscal discipline takes centrestage in Budget 2026
- Rare earth corridors to reduce India's reliance on imported magnets
The rare earth corridors will come up in Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
- Payment industry disappointed with Rs 2,000 crore budget subsidy for UPI and RuPay debit card
The UPI transaction value growth has already dropped to 13 percent even though volume growth remains robust at around 28 percent
- Global uncertainty impacting several areas, factored into policymaking, says Sitharaman
Sitharaman said India has done everything within the country to ensure that its domestic macroeconomic fundamentals are sound, even as the global environment remains uncertain
- Budget a disappointment for affordable housing segment despite infra push, says industry
The sales share of affordable housing has fallen from over 38% in 2019 to 18% in 2025. The absence of direct policy support can worsen the fall, say insiders
- Steep STT hike may cool down equity derivatives volume, impact on brokers and exchanges expected
The move is expected to encourage investor to go for long term investment instead of intra-day trading.
- Budget 2026: Economists weigh 'highest-ever' capex, flag demand and private investment test
At a post-Budget briefing, FM Nirmala Sitharaman described this as “the highest at least in the last 10 years, it could even be the highest if you were to take data of earlier period”.
- From Bharat-VISTAAR to coconut scheme: FM Sitharaman outlines Budget 2026's AI push for agriculture
Sitharaman said Bharat-VISTAAR will integrate AgriStack portals and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) package of agricultural practices with advanced AI systems to deliver customised, real-time advisory support to farmers.
- Budget 2026: Govt tops up Self Reliant India fund by Rs 2,000 crore to shore up MSME equity support
The top-up forms part of the government’s three-pronged MSME support framework announced in the Budget, alongside liquidity measures through the TReDS platform and the creation of a new SME Growth Fund to back enterprises based on defined criteria.
- Budget 2026: Since 2019 Budget, Bank Nifty Index has not cheered FM's moves
Bank Nifty often reacts negatively or with muted gains on Budget Day
- Budget 2026-27 pushes for future-proofing India should be followed up with execution
FM’s ninth budget is a mix of pragmatism and making the Indian economy future-ready. While higher borrowings and raised STT on futures and options spooked the markets, the Budget’s focus on sectors such as AI, Semi Conductors and creating SME champions is a leap from the PLI focussed policy making
- Budget sets aside Rs 4,200 crore for public health infrastructure
The allocation is 71 percent higher from the revised estimates of 2025-26 at Rs 2,442.50 crore
- Budget 2026: Taxpayers can now update their returns even after reassessment proceedings; Check additional tax to be levied
Taxpayers will be allowed to update returns even after reassessment begins by paying an extra 10% tax. The assessing officer will rely only on this revised return for further proceedings.
- 'Humara naam nahi hai': Memes flood internet as middle class looks for relief in Budget 2026
Social media erupted with memes as Nirmala Sitharaman’s Budget 2026 speech passed without major personal tax updates.
- Budget marks a shift from electronics assembly to manufacturing at scale
Budget materially improves the long-term earnings and margin visibility for India’s EMS and semiconductor value chain
