India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of Tourism and Culture, Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, has welcomed the Union Budget 2026-27, stating that it provides unprecedented and far-beyond-expectations encouragement to the tourism and culture sectors. In a message shared on social media, the Minister described the Budget as forward-looking and transformative, saying it will accelerate development and firmly position India as a global tourism hub and cult...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026-27 has accorded paramount importance to the health sector, with enhanced budgetary allocations and focused policy interventions for the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), aimed at accelerating the comprehensive transformation of India's healthcare ecosystem. Presenting the Union Budget in Parliament, the Hon'ble Finance Minister outlined a comprehensive roadmap for healthcare reforms, reinforcing the...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026 has accorded significant priority to the Animal Husbandry and Dairying sector, reaffirming the Government's commitment to strengthening rural livelihoods, enhancing farmers' income, and ensuring sustainable growth of the livestock economy. Key provisions in the Budget focus on improving productivity, animal health, and infrastructure across the livestock value chain. Enhanced support has been extended for breed...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minster of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2026-2027 in the Parliament today said that our vision of Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikas, is to ensure that every family, community, region and sector has access to resources, amenities and opportunities for meaningful participation. To achieve this goal, the Finance Minister announced the following for divyangjan: Divyangjan Kaush...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026-27 has laid strong emphasis on the labour-intensive textile sector, recognising its critical role in employment generation, exports, rural livelihoods and sustainable manufacturing. A comprehensive and integrated policy framework has been announced to strengthen the entire textile value chain-from fibre to fashion, from village industries to global markets. Integrated Programme for the Textile Sector To enhan...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The President of India Smt Droupadi Murmu will visit Odisha and Chhattisgarh from February 2 to 7, 2026. She will reach Bhubaneswar in the evening of February 2, 2026. On February 3, the President will grace the convocation ceremony of Fakir Mohan University at Balasore and inaugurate its newly constructed Auditorium. On February 4, the President will unveil the statue of Bhanjbir Sunaram Soren and interact with students at Govern...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget was announced today in Parliament by the Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Presenting a transformative roadmap for India's education and skills ecosystem, the Finance Minister outlined key initiatives to promote the Orange Economy and strengthen the country's creative industries. Highlighting the rapid growth of India's animation, visual effects, gaming and comics (AVGC) sec...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-2027 in the Parliament today. Presenting the Budget, the Finance Minister said that India is a global leader in software development services, IT enabled services, knowledge process outsourcing services and contract R&D services relating to software development. These business segments are quite inter-connected with each othe...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Union Minister for Chemical and Fertilizers, Sh. J. P. Nadda, has lauded the Union Budget 2026-27 presented by Union Minister of Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament today as a 'Vikasit Bharat Budget' with a long-term vision under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. Commending the emphasis on advancing the Biopharmaceutical ecosystem in the country, the Minister has stated, "Under t...
India, Feb. 1 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Budget 2026-27 was presented in Parliament today by Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. Commending the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav called it a youth-centric budget that advances a developed India by balancing economic growth with ecological sustainability. Shri Yadav highlighted that the Budget lays a strong f...