"Budget has lot for health sector, India moving with mantra of self-reliance": Union Minister Anupriya Patel

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Union Minister Anupriya Patel on Sunday said the Budget 2026-27 by the government has a lot for the pharma, health, and chemicals sectors.
Speaking to ANI, Anupriya Patel said, "Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented the country's budget for the 9th time. I thank her for this and would like to welcome the budget she presented. We have received many gifts in this budget across the pharma, health, and chemicals sectors. Today, India is moving forward with the mantra of self-reliance."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her customary post-Budget press conference on Sunday, said the government is pushing the economy to maintain growth momentum.
"Primarily, we are looking at building the ecosystem with structural reforms, which will go on. Reforms have been carried out. We are continuing to do the reform activities. It will continue with an aim to make sure that we create enough environment for improving productivity and making sure employment is generated," she said, with all the secretaries in the Ministry of Finance alongside.
The Union Budget 2026-27 marks a significant milestone in the Government's ongoing efforts to strengthen India's healthcare system, with a substantial enhancement in the allocation for the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare to Rs 1,06,530.42 crores, reflecting an increase of nearly 10% over the Revised Estimates of FY 2025-26, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
This enhanced allocation, including strengthened financial support for the Department of Health Research (DHR) amounting to Rs 4,821.21 crore, represents a cumulative increase of over 194 %, translating into an additional Rs 70,349.75 crore compared to the health budget of FY 2014-15, it added. (ANI)