Understand in 10 points who got what from Budget 2026?
Digital Desk, New Delhi. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026 in Parliament on Sunday. In the third budget speech of Modi 3.0 and the ninth budget of her tenure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made several announcements.
This time the budget has emphasized on reforms, jobs, skills and inclusive development. From farmers and students to MSMEs, healthcare workers and travelers, Budget 2026 has a number of measures aimed at improving everyday life and increasing employment opportunities.
Let us know the 10 big things of Budget 2026 and what did everyone from farmers to the middle class get from this budget?
1. Focus on increasing the income of farmers
In Budget 2026, special emphasis has been laid on rural prosperity and agriculture-related livelihoods. Key initiatives include integrated development of 500 ponds and nectar lakes to strengthen fisheries, and entrepreneurship development to generate quality rural employment in the animal husbandry sector.
Apart from this, a big step has been taken for horticulture crops. The Coconut Incentive Scheme, which plans to increase production and productivity by replacing old, low-yielding trees with better varieties, is expected to benefit about 30 million people, including 10 million farmers.
The purpose of the special program for cashew and cocoa is to make India self-reliant. Also, they have to make it a premium global brand by 2030. Apart from this, the government will also work with the states to revive the Indian sandalwood ecosystem.
2. Indian farmers will become smart
To support smart farming, Budget 2026 has introduced Bharat-Vistaar, a multilingual AI-based platform. This platform will help farmers make better decisions, reduce risks and increase productivity through customized advice.
Additionally, 'SHE-Marts' (Self-Help-Entrepreneurs) will be started for rural women-led enterprises, where women can sell their goods. This program will further help women become business owners, which is based on the success of the Lakhpati Didi program.
3. New Institutes, Hostels and University Townships
In Budget 2026, emphasis has been laid on investment in education. The Finance Minister has proposed to open a National Institute of Design and five university townships near major industrial and logistics corridors in eastern India to improve industry-academia linkages.
To support girls' education, a girls' hostel will be built in every district in higher education STEM institutions. The budget talks about promoting research in astrophysics and astronomy.
Apart from this, a high-powered Education to Employment and Enterprise Standing Committee will also be formed to bring together skills development, jobs and emerging technologies like AI.
4. Small businesses will become champions
Considering MSMEs as the backbone of the economy, a three-pronged support strategy has been introduced in Budget 2026. This includes equity, liquidity and professional assistance.
Under this, an SME Growth Fund of ₹10,000 crore will be launched, while the Self-reliant India Fund will get ₹2,000 crore. To reduce the burden of compliance, a cadre of 'Corporate Mitras' will be created in Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
5. Jobs, skills and better healthcare
Budget 2026 focuses on creating new healthcare career pathways for the youth. The government plans to add 1 lakh allied health professionals and train 1.5 lakh caregivers in the next five years.
The budget proposes to open three new All India Institutes of Ayurveda, launch NIMHANS-2 and increase capacity in district hospitals by 50% through new emergency and trauma care centres. Five regional medical hubs will also be created to promote medical value tourism.
6. What did the middle class get from the budget?
As per expectations related to tax in Budget 2026, no announcement has been made. It was expected that the standard deduction limit would be increased from Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh, but this did not happen.
In such a situation, the middle class did not suffer any loss from this budget. However, they seem to be benefiting from some announcements. These include exemption from duty on cancer and diabetes medicines.
Along with this, due to reduction in custom duty on many products, many consumer goods including shoes, slippers, smartphones will become cheaper.
7. Announcement of high-speed rail corridor
High-speed train connectivity gets a boost in Budget 2026. Seven corridors have been proposed, including Hyderabad-Chennai, Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Delhi-Varanasi and Varanasi-Siliguri.
These projects aim to reduce travel times, support urban development and boost regional economies.
8. Promotion of medical, heritage and cultural
To enhance tourism-driven growth, Budget 2026 proposes to create five regional medical hubs with AYUSH centers and post-care facilities. The existing Hotel Management Council will be upgraded into a National Institute of Hospitality.
Heritage tourism will be strengthened through Buddhist circuit projects in the North-East as well as a National Destination Digital Knowledge Grid and development of 15 famous archaeological sites.
9. What's in the budget for disabled people?
Budget 2026 launches Divyangjan Kaushal Yojana for customized, industry-linked training and Divyang Sahara Yojana to support manufacturing of assistive devices, R&D and technology integration through ALIMCO and PM Divyasha Centres.
10. Promotion of Khelo India Mission
The government announced 'Khelo India Mission' under Budget 2026 to transform the sports sector over the next decade.
This mission will focus on talent identification, coach development, inclusion of sports science and creating modern sports infrastructure.
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