Polity & Governance
Social Issues
4 min
No NPR notification yet, but Budget allocates funds. Will NPR, precursor to NRC, be conducted?
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹6,000 crore for the upcoming Census and the National Population Register (NPR) exercise. No official notification for the...
Economics
Polity & Governance
4 min
Union Budget 2026: FM announces panel to review banking sector, move aimed at strengthening banking system
The Union Budget 2026-27 announced the formation of a 'High Level Committee on Banking for Viksit Bharat' to comprehensively review the financial sector and ...
Economics
Polity & Governance
Social Issues
5 min
VB-G Ram G gets Rs 95,000-plus crore allocation under Union Budget 2026-27, MGNREGA funds reduced
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated Rs 95,692 crore to the Viksit Bharat–Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin), commonly known as VB-G RAM G — th...
Polity & Governance
Internal Security
6 min
Big Budget boost for Census as govt hikes allocation 6-fold, 50% jump for CAPF infra funds
The Union Budget 2026-27 hiked the allocation for the Census and related exercises to ₹6,000 crore — approximately six times the revised estimate of ₹1,040 c...
Internal Security
Polity & Governance
5 min
10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks
The Union Budget 2026-27 increased the Intelligence Bureau's (IB) capital expenditure allocation to ₹2,549 crore — a ten-fold increase from the ₹257 crore in...