Key Highlights of FM’s Reply to General Discussion on Budget 2026-27 in Lok Sabha | 11 February 2026

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, replying to a debate on the Union Budget 2026-27 in the Lok Sabha today, stressed that the government is giving a major push to build robust infrastructure in the country with the emphasis on labour-intensive sectors to generate employment and facilitate growth. Ms Sitharaman said, in this year’s budget, provision of more than 12 lakh crore rupees have been made for the public capital expenditure which is 3.1 percent of GDP and 11.5 percent higher than the revised estimates for 2025-26. She emphasized that money will be spent to strengthen the country’s infrastructure. In this edition of #Spotlight, we bring you an insightful discussion with Subimal Bhattacharjee, economic analyst on "Key Highlights of FM's Reply on General Discussion on Union Budget 2026-27 in Lok Sabha". Moderator is Arjun J. Chaudhary. #UnionBudget2026 #Parliament #BudgetforViksitBharat #Loksabha #CurrentAffairs Subscribe to Akashvani All India Radio News Whatsapp Channel : https://www.whatsapp.com/channel/0029... News On AIR YouTube Channel : @NEWSONAIROFFICIAL Visit Akashvani website : https://newsonair.gov.in Follow us on : Twitter English :   / airnewsalerts   Twitter Hindi :   / airnewshindi   Facebook :   / airnewsalerts   Instagram :   / airnewsalerts   Public:https://public.app/user/profile/b58Z4...