Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget focuses on job creation, infrastructure, reducing deficit (4.9% GDP), defense (6.2 trillion rupees), youth reskilling, borrowings, pensions, capital budget, subsidies cuts, education, health, and food pledge. Central bank windfall supports funding. Goal: government debt decline by 2026-27 and making India a developed nation by 2047, under Modi’s coalition.
Market Trading Guide: Tata Steel and Uno Minda are stock recommendations for Monday
Indian benchmark indices ended in the red on Thursday dragged by auto, IT and metal bank stocks. While Nifty closed at 22,397.20, down by 73.30