Budget 2026: Farmers, Women, Infra Top Priorities; AI Agri Tool, IT Reforms Unveiled
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Moneycontrol•01-02-2026, 13:17
Budget 2026: Farmers, Women, Infra Top Priorities; AI Agri Tool, IT Reforms Unveiled
- •Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a record 12.2 lakh crore rupees for infrastructure development, focusing on roads and hospitals.
- •The budget emphasizes increasing farmers' income by promoting high-value crops like coconut, cashew, cocoa, walnuts, and pine nuts.
- •A new multilingual AI tool, 'Bharat Vistaar', will provide farmers with agricultural advice, weather info, and new techniques.
- •The Blue Revolution gets a boost with 500 new reservoirs and direct links for Fisheries FPOs to startups and women's groups.
- •Major IT sector reforms include a uniform 'Safe Harbour' margin of 15.5% for all IT services and a single category for software development, ITES, and contract R&D to reduce tax disputes.
Why It Matters: Budget 2026 prioritizes agriculture modernization, infrastructure, and IT sector reforms for economic growth.
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