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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- Budget 2026 | Medical hubs, global big cat summit, training of guides: Bumper tourism announcements
The Budget also focuses on medical tourism hubs to provide medical as well as research facilities boost healthcare sector.
- Budget 2026: FinMin charts consolidation path for NBFCs under Viksit Bharat vision
A central element of the strategy is the proposed restructuring of PFC and REC
- Budget 2026 | India proposes rare earth corridors across four states: How New Delhi plans to take on China’s dominance
Union Budget 2026: The proposed corridors will span Odisha, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, and are aimed at boosting mining, processing, research and downstream manufacturing.
- MSMEs get Rs 10,000-crore growth boost as Sitharaman's Budget seeks to create 'SME champions'
Sitharaman said the government will provide liquidity support and top up the Self-Reliance India fund with Rs 2,000 crore as part of a three-pronged strategy
- Budget 2026: Govt announces ISM 2.0, boosts electronics component manufacturing scheme to Rs 40,000 crore
The announcements come amid growing global competition for semiconductor investments and as India positions itself as an alternative manufacturing hub in the wake of supply chain disruptions and geopolitical uncertainties.
- Nirmala Sitharaman Speech: Key announcements from finance minister's 9th Budget
Budget Speech Highlights: The Union Budget 2026 is being closely watched by various sectors for fresh support and policy relaxations, especially export-oriented industries affected by the US tariff hikes imposed last year
- Union Budget 2026: Five interesting facts ahead of Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth Budget speech
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman prepares to present the Union Budget 2026, India’s Budget history once again comes into focus.
- Union Budget 2026 Highlights: STT bombshell rattles market - Sensex, NIFTY nosedive over 2%, worst fall in 7 years
Market participants attributed the sharp correction in equities immediately after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech partly to the STT hike.
- Income Tax Budget 2026 Updates: No change in tax slabs; buybacks taxed, TCS cut, ITR revision window extended
Income Tax Slabs 2026-27: ITR revision till March 31, overseas tour TCS cut to 2%, tougher penalties, buybacks as capital gains, IT safe harbour overhaul, cloud tax holiday till 2047.
- Budget 2026: Part B of FM Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech to anchor India's long-term economic vision
Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is anticipated to deliver an extensively detailed Part B segment that will serve as the centerpiece of her address.
- Budget 2026: Meet the finance ministry team behind Nirmala Sitharaman’s ninth Budget
Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to present the Budget in the Lok Sabha on February 1, against the backdrop of a 7.4 per cent economic growth rate and an uncertain global geopolitical environment
- Budget 2026 Income Tax Expectations: Middle-class relief likely as Budget 2026 eyes Section 80D under new tax regime
Section 80C limit of Rs 1.5 lakh will be hiked to Rs 2.5 lakh?
- Budget 2026 on Feb 1? Govt likely to decide date today; CCPA to take final call
A proposal has been moved to to continue with the convention and present the budget on February 1, which falls on a Sunday this year
- Budget 2026 Expectations: All eyes on FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget presentation
Can taxpayers expect more benefits in the upcoming Budget? What the exporters are expecting as they could potentially lose out on orders without a trade deal with the US
- Global trade getting weaponised through tariffs, India need to negotiate its way carefully: Nirmala Sitharaman
India, the Finance Minister said, only safeguarded its domestic industries against flooding which happens from a ‘predator’
- Reforms to grant greater access to insurance for people: Nirmala Sitharaman
The number of insurers has risen from 53 in 2014 to 74 now,” Sitharaman said.
- Budget 2026-27: Integrated Customs platform on cards in digitisation push, rollout targeted for 2027
The proposed integration is aimed at easing business processes and improving India’s global trade ranking.
- Cigarettes ‘must not become affordable’, says FM as Centre restores excise duty after GST cess sunset
Move aims to prevent fall in tax burden as GST law caps peak rate at 40 percent
- Will the Budget not be presented on February 1 this time?
Given the uncertainty this time, either the Finance Ministry or the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs may soon clarify whether the Budget will be presented on February 1 or whether the date will be adjusted.
- Nirmala Sitharaman hails semiconductor plant; says Assam tops utilisation of special central fund
The Morigaon semiconductor facility is part of a wider network of government-backed projects aimed at bolstering India’s semiconductor production capabilities
