Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Budget 2025-26, leveraging the four growth engines i.e., Agriculture, MSMEs, Investments and Exports.
The All India Trade Union Congress(AITUC) Assam State Committe said that the Budget 2025-2026 belies hopes of workers, farmers and unemployed youth but no relief in sight for common man from price rise of essential commodities.
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) president and former MP Maulana Badruddin Ajmal has sharply criticized the Union Budget 2025-26, dismissing it as a "bundle of repeated promises" that remain unfulfilled.
Industrialists from Northeast say the initiatives proposed in Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are expected to have a transformative impact on various sectors in the Northeastern region, accelerating its development into a more connected and investment-friendly destination.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has hailed the Union Budget 2025, calling it a blueprint for inclusive growth and economic transformation. Sarma highlighted seven key provisions, including the announcement of a 12 lakh metric tonne Urea plant at Namrup with a ₹10,000 crore investment, which he described as a “game changer” for Assam’s economy.
