Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the sixth Union Budget for the Modi 2.0 government on February 1, 2024, in Parliament. The following are the main highlights of the Budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025.
Highlights of Budget 2026
A Union Budget in India typically consists of the following components:
Railway Budget 2026
- 7 New high-speed Rail corridors have been announced. These corridors are called growth connectors. They aim to support sustainable mobility.
- The routes include Mumbai–Pune and Pune–Hyderabad.
- Other routes are Hyderabad–Bengaluru and Chennai–Bengaluru.
- Delhi–Varanasi and Varanasi–Siliguri are also included.
- A new East–West Dedicated Freight Corridor has been announced. This corridor will help improve logistics.
- It will run from Dankuni to Surat.
- The budget also focuses on track doubling. It supports the Kavach safety system. It promotes electrification and better passenger amenities.
