In a significant parliamentary event, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman laid out the Economic Survey 2026 before both houses on Thursday. The report paints a bullish picture of India’s economy, standing firm against international headwinds including U.S. tariff threats and geopolitical flux.
Detailed forecasts for GDP growth in FY 2025-26 and 2026-27 highlight the survey’s role as the budget’s intellectual backbone, reviewing annual economic trends and future trajectories.
Expect Chief Economic Adviser V. Anantha Nageswaran to elaborate on policy reforms, tackling rupee volatility, rising global political strains, and other pressing concerns.
PM Narendra Modi celebrated Sitharaman’s record-breaking ninth consecutive budget presentation, calling her the first woman to achieve this and terming it a proud chapter in parliamentary history.
The Budget session address emphasized this as a collective triumph. On February 1, Sitharaman presents the Modi government’s 15th budget, the second full one post-NDA’s 2024 victory.
India’s decade-long sectoral strengthening promises robust future expansion. The 65-day session, with 30 meetings, halts February 13 for committee reviews, resuming March 9 in its second phase from January 28 overall.
This survey not only reviews the past but ignites hope for a thriving economic tomorrow.