HIGHLIGHTS OF UNION BUDGET 2026-27

• Union Budget 2026-27 presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2026 — her 8th consecutive budget and the first prepared at Kartavya Bhawan (replacing North Block).
• Structured around 3 Kartavyas: (i) accelerating growth, (ii) building citizen capacity, (iii) Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas — anchored to the Viksit Bharat 2047 vision.
• Marks a continued fiscal consolidation glide path while sustaining record capex push for infrastructure and frontier manufacturing — high-yield for GS-III (Economy) prelims & mains.