Lok Sabha resumes discussion on Union Budget 2026-27

 

The Lok Sabha has resumed discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had presented the Union Budget in Parliament on the 1st of this month. Participating in the discussion, Arun Bharti of LJP (R) has described the Union Budget as a budget for the nation’s development.

 

He termed it as a visionary and inclusive Budget saying it will lay the foundation of achieving the goal of a developed India by 2047. He said, the Union Budget strengthens the MSME sector and promotes manufacturing. Mr Bharti said the Centre has given priority to Bihar, stating that financial assistance to the state, which stood at around three lakh crore rupees between 2004 and 2014, has been increased threefold to nine lakh crore rupees between 2014 to 2024.

 

Indra Hang Subba of Sikkim Krantikari Morcha said that the Budget has taken care of all sections of society. He stated that it is essential to strengthen all sectors to make India self-reliant. Mr Subba added that the provision made for industry-led research in the Budget is a welcome step. Dr Raj Kumar Chabbewal of AAP has alleged that there is nothing concrete in the Union Budget for the people of the country. He said allocations for the National Health Mission have been reduced in the Budget.

Sudheer Gupta of BJP hailed the Union Budget saying that it will fulfil the vision of making India a developed nation by 2047.