India enters the run-up to Budget 2026–27 from a position of macroeconomic strength that would have been difficult to imagine just a few years ago. Growth has remained resilient, inflation has moderated, public finances are credible, and the financial system is stable.
The Economic Survey 2024–25 framed this challenge clearly: sustaining and accelerating growth beyond the 6–7% range would depend on private investment, productivity gains, and deregulation, not fiscal stimulus. With most FY 2025–26 data now available in realised or provisional form, it is possible to test that diagnosis against outcomes—and to draw clear lessons for Budget 2026.
Financial sector indicators underline how far the system has come. Gross non-performing assets are at multi-year lows, capital adequacy ratios are well above regulatory norms, and credit growth in FY26 continues without signs of systemic stress. Two years of growth without financial fragility is not an accident; it reflects institutional strengthening.
President Draupadi Murmu Begins Budget Session
The Budget Session 2026 has begun with the address of President Draupadi Murmu. Addressing the joint Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs before the Budget Session, President Draupadi Murmu said that the country is committed to social justice. The government has been successful in tackling corruption and scams. The President said that we should neither intimidate anyone nor be afraid of anyone. At the mention of the VB-ji Ram ji law, opposition MPs created a ruckus and demanded the withdrawal of the law.
The Budget Session will run from January 28 to April 2. It will be held in two parts: the first part from January 28 to February 13, and the second part from March 9 to April 2. There will be a total of 30 sittings during this period. There will be no Zero Hour on January 28 and February 1.
On Operation Sindoor, President Draupadi Murmu said that we have seen the bravery and valor of the Indian Army. The terrorist base was destroyed. In future too, the response to terrorist attacks will be firm and decisive. The Indus Water Treaty is also a part of this. Regarding the Maoists, President Murmu said that decisive action has been taken against Maoist terrorists. Today, the number of Maoist terrorists has reduced from 126 to 8 districts. Only 3 districts are seriously affected. More than 2 thousand Maoists have surrendered. The day is not far when terrorism will be completely eradicated from the country.
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