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Wheels of development will turn faster…

The increased allocation for the MSME sector, initiatives announced for women’s self-help groups, and modern technology-related projects in the education sector are encouraging for youth, women, and entrepreneurs. The budget balances stability, development, and prosperity. Significant provisions have been made for the future of the country and the state. With factors like low-population city development plans, industrial growth, solar energy, and infrastructure development funds, the wheels of the nation’s progress will turn rapidly.

— Atul Save, OBC welfare minister

Infrastructure will gain momentum

The union Budget 2026–27 instills confidence in making India a global leader. This budget is a concrete and decisive step towards a developed India, accelerating development, employment, and infrastructure. Priority has been given to infrastructure, industry, job creation, women empowerment, and technology development. It will significantly boost the state’s industrial growth, employment opportunities, and economic momentum.

— Sanjay Kenekar, MLC

Welcoming Independent industrial opportunities for women

This is a visionary, development-oriented budget that balances attention across infrastructure, industry, agriculture, women empowerment, health, and education. Provisions for waterways, high-speed transport routes, investment, and employment generation are noteworthy. The economic growth of the country will certainly accelerate. The decision to promote independent industrial opportunities for women through initiatives like “Lakhpati Didi” is welcome.

— Dr. Bhagwat Karad, MP

A Budget leading towards self-reliance

This is a balanced budget aimed at development, stability, and self-reliance. It includes provisions to accelerate the country’s economic growth, increase investment, and achieve inclusive progress. The budget inspires confidence in a strong Indian economy. Maintaining growth rates, increasing infrastructure investment, and strengthening defense, agriculture, industry, and the digital economy are its key highlights.

— Kishor Shitole, district president, BJP

The budget offers mere tokenism to the people

While nearly 60 per cent of the country’s population depends on agriculture, the share of the agricultural sector in today’s union Budget has declined sharply from 3.5 per cent to just 2.5 per cent. A cut of Rs 20,000 crore in fertilizer subsidies has dealt a severe blow to farmers. The budget presented in Parliament today by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman amounts to little more than token gestures for the people. It clearly ignores the concerns of farmers, youth, the middle class, and ordinary citizens.

— Ambadas Danve, former leader of the opposition( Uddhav Sena)

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Inclusive budget

“The budget presented by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is inclusive in nature. It provides for the construction of hostels for girls in every district, boosts small industries, and enables municipal corporations to raise funds for development works. However, taxpayers should have been given greater relief.”

— Sanjay Shirsat, guardian minister