Congress MP Manickam Tagore said Union Finance Minister has "neglected" education, minority affairs, and research and social spending and Tamil Nadu in the 2026 union budget.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed to launch the 'Khelo India Mission' while presenting the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Parliament on Sunday. The mission aims to create an integrated talent-development pathway, train coaches and support staff, incorporate sports science and
He argues that the government should focus on keeping the wheels of the domestic defence-tech industry turning by ensuring a steady flow of contracts. "One is give as much orders as possible," Shivaraman noted, emphasising that the survival of the vendor base is more important than who wins
The Survey highlights the strong revival of the Manufacturing sector growth of 7.72% and 9.13% in Q1 and Q2 of FY 2025-26 respectively, driven by the PLI scheme and reforms. As of September 2025, the PLI schemes have realised actual investments of over Rs 2 lakh crore, resulting in increment
The Economic Survey highlighted that the recovery rate in NPAs in SCBs has approximately doubled from 13.2 per cent in FY18 to 26.2 per cent in FY25. The slippage ratio of SCBs, which measures the amount of new accretion to NPAs during the FY as a percentage of standard loans and advances as
Kerala Finance Minister KN Balagopal on Tuesday expressed hope for fair allocations in the 2026 Union Budget, saying he is "expecting the rightful share from the Union Budget," and urged a rectification of past Finance Commission cuts that had severely affected the state.