Union Budget 2026: Growth on Paper, Pressure on People. A Data-Driven Reality Check
Union Budget 2026, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, promises to reshape India’s future through manufacturing, semiconductor production, infrastructure expansion, and employment-linked growth. The budget speaks the language of ambition and long-term transformation. However, when this budget is tested against economic data, employment trends, income stress, and ground realities, a troubling imbalance becomes clear. Growth…