Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday lauded the Union Budget 2026 and said that it is a mature budget. He said that Rs 20,000 crores given for Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS) would benefit the refineries.
"Even with elections in mind, they have not announced anything for Tamil Nadu. They are not giving us anything, but then they want to mine rare earth from Tamil Nadu. It is a very disappointing budget," Kanimozhi said.
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament earlier in the day "failed the test of economic strategy and economic statesmanship."
Welcoming the budget, India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said in a statement that, "the sustained focus on electronics manufacturing, the launch of India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, and the significant expansion of the Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS) rea
"India's focus should remain on achieving 8-9% economic growth over the next three decades, rather than being overly concerned with stock market fluctuations. Our vision should be growth and development, not merely the stock market," he said, calling for clarity of purpose and long-term p
"Pollution is a priority for the government. We are working with many state governments on projects related to air and water pollution. There is a significant budgetary outlay on sewage control as well as drainage," Thakur said.
"The announcement of 7 new High-Speed Rail Corridors across India is welcome for the nation, but the glaring exclusion of Kerala is indefensible. We are a high-density state crying out for modern transit," he said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Union Budget presented in Parliament earlier in the day will empower the poor, increase the income of farmers and boost the Make in India initiative.
The Chief Minister said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman places the aspirations of the poor, farmers, youth, women and the middle class at its core. He added that states like Chhattisgarh stand to
"I don't know what course correction he is referring to. The economy and its fundamentals are strong. Global uncertainty is facing many of our sectors, for whom we have brought in so many different schemes for those small and medium enterprises, for textiles, for leather, for people who a