Union Budget 2026 Highlights: Key Announcements You Must Know

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[{"selector":"#page4l-text-1770105697056","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#page4l-text-1770105716216","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Agriculture Initiatives Coconut & cashew promotion schemes, Support for high-value crops & fisheries, Sandalwood cultivation & post-harvest processing Read More

[{"selector":"#page5l-text-1770105827632","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#page5l-text-1770105843216","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Manufacturing & MSMEs Artificial limbs corp. for R&D & AI, Tax exemptions for manufacturers & exporters, Rs 10,000 crore SME growth fund Read More

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[{"selector":"#page8l-text-1770106236567","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#page8l-text-1770106253654","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Technology & Semiconductor Mission Semiconductor Mission ISM 2.0 with Rs 40,000 crore outlay & Rare earth corridors in Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Odisha Read More

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