The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced a number of initiatives to accelerated growth and financial discipline, in accordance with the vision of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, by presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget on Sunday, February 1. Budget 2026 speech centred on the infrastructure, financial measures and economic sustainability. The following are 10 major lessons of her speech:
- Capital Expenditure Boost
Government capital expenditure has been increased to ₹12.2 lakh crore in FY27 compared to 11.2 lakh crore in FY26 which is an 8.9 increase in an attempt to promote infrastructure based growth. - 7 New High-Speed Rail Corridors
The FM declared seven high-speed rail corridors such as Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru and Delhi-Varanasi to advance the fast and ecologically friendly transportation. - Empowering Corporate Bond Markets
New market-making structure will be ushered in, to enable it to tap into the funds and derivatives that are pegged to index of corporate bonds to further expand the bond markets. - Banking Reforms of Viksit Bharat.
The banking sector will have a high-level committee established in order to examine the sector and propose changes to enhance the next stage of the Indian economy. - Increased NRIs Investment limits.
The NRIs individual investment limit has been raised to 10 per cent and the general limit to 24 per cent, which is a boost to an increased capital inflow overseas. - Fiscal Deficit Reduction
The target fiscal deficit is pegged at 4.3% of GDP in FY27 with FY26 being revised to 4.4% which reaffirms the determination by the government on fiscal consolidation. - Securities Transaction Tax Hiking.
The STT dealing in options has increased by 0.15 percent against 0.1 percent in order to check speculation. - Bring Back Regional Medical Hubs.
The budget is suggesting creating regional medical hubs in order to enhance healthcare access and medical education. - Target Sustainable Infrastructure.
Green and sustainable infrastructure investments will be given greater priority hence growth will also be in line with climate objectives. - Long-Term Growth Orientation.
In general, Budget 2026 is the reinforcement of the long-term growth plan based on infrastructure, financial changes, and inclusive development that will help India to become a developed country in 2047.
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