Budget 2026: 'INDIA' at the forefront in the 85-minute budget speech, how many times was everything from jobs, health, education to farmers mentioned?
New Delhi An 85-minute speech, a budget worth lakhs of crores (Budget 2026) and some special words repeated again and again... this time the budget told the story not only through figures but also through words. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman (FM Nirmala Sitharaman Budget Speech) while presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha, outlined the total estimated expenditure of Rs 53,47,315 crore. The interesting thing is that if we calculate the average of the speech of 85 minutes, then there was talk of expenditure of about Rs 62,909 crore per minute.
How many times was India's name mentioned in 85 minutes?
The Finance Minister mentioned India maximum 86 times during his speech. That means the name of the country was taken on an average once every minute. After this, the maximum focus was seen on Manufacturing and Manufacturer, which were mentioned 24 and 35 times respectively. It is clear that the government is giving the message of increasing production and taking forward the vision like 'Make in India'.
The word 'Jobs' related to employment appeared only 4 times, while MSME was mentioned 6 times. Which indicates increase in jobs through small industries. Whereas education was mentioned 16 times and health 10 times, that is, social sector was also on the agenda.
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How many times were the 30 important words mentioned?
Overall, in this budget speech, through words, the government made its priorities clear, manufacturing, schemes, education and growth of the country.
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