Union Budget 2026-27 lays emphasis on Scaling up manufacturing in 7 strategic and frontier sectors

• Union Budget 2026-27 (presented 1 Feb 2026 by FM Nirmala Sitharaman) identifies 7 strategic & frontier sectors for a manufacturing push, anchored in the "Make in India" + Atmanirbhar Bharat continuum.
• Flagship interventions: Biopharma SHAKTI, India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) 2.0, expanded Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme (ECMS), Rare Earth Corridors, Chemical Parks, Container Manufacturing Scheme.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (Industrial policy, S&T, IPR, infrastructure) and GS-II (Centre-State challenge-route schemes).