Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026-27 on Sunday, which drew an overarching sentiment of enthusiasm from prominent voices in India's corporate sector and broader economy. NDTV Profit examines the most prominent comments regarding the Budget.
Vinay Dube, CEO Of Akasa Air
Vinay Dube, the chief executive officer of Akasa Air, called the Budget "a forward-looking framework to comprehensively accelerate tourism and mobility across the country," in a statement to NDTV Profit and said that the focus on strengthening last-mile connectivity and infrastructure is encouraging for the travel industry.
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Uday Kotak, Founder And Director, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Uday Kotak, the founder and director of Kotak Mahindra Bank, took to socila media platform 'X' and called the Budget "a budget for the real economy". And welcomed the increase in defence expenditure and approved of the continuation of broad fiscal discipline.
"Works on balancing between financialisation of the economy, and focused development of diverse, deep India long term," Kotak said.
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— Uday Kotak (@udaykotak) February 1, 2026
A budget for the real economy. Welcome increase in defence spend. Broad fiscal discipline continues. Works on balancing between financialisation of the economy, and focused development of diverse, deep India long term.
Rajiv Memani, President Of CII
Rajiv Memani, the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, said that the key takeaways from the budget is the focus on reforms, macroeconomic stability, benefits across all sections of society,
"The three levels that they have laid out, benefits across sectors, clear prioritization of sectors, a lot of focus on Micro and Small Enterprises, and on taxes side a lot of focus on simplification and some of the issue," Memani told PTI.
Ashish Chauhan, CEO Of NSE
Ashish Chauhan, the chief executive officer of the National Stock Exchange, stated that the budget balances ambition with discipline.
"This is a confident and forward-looking budget aimed at building a future-ready economy, beginning with high-tech priorities such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, biopharma, rare earth processing, and global data centres," Chauhan told PTI.
"At the same time, attention has also been given to other growth engines like tourism and garment textiles, which can scale employment and exports in multiple ways," he added.
Anil Thareja, Tax Expert On Electronics Manufacturing
Anil Thareja, a tax expert on electronics manufacturing said that the Budget is exactly in line with what he had predicted and said that it was a clear roadmap to boost manufacturing in India.
"It will go a long way in meeting expectations and supporting the operationalisation of the various FTAs India has signed," Thareja told PTI.
"Earlier, there was a strong focus on the services sector, but with manufacturing now high on the agenda and several incentives being announced, this provides a more balanced approach to overall economic growth," he added.
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