File photo of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Parliament before announcing the budget in 2025.
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Jan 26, 2026
Welcome to the Budget Expectations live blog!
With the Budget 2026 just around the corner, NDTV Profit will take you through what different sectors and industries are expecting.
The Budget Session of Parliament will start on Jan. 28 and continue till April 2. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2026-27 on an unorthodox day of the week, being Sunday, Feb. 01, 2026.
The Union Budget is set to be presented on a Sunday for the first time in decades.
Budget 2026 Expectations Live: Higher Budgetary Allocation For Renewable Energy Schemes, Says Premier Energies
Vinay Rustagi, Chief Business Officer at Premier Energies says that "The renewable sector has been a major priority area for the government and we expect more favourable announcements supporting the sector in this budget. The two signature schemes, PM Surya Ghar Yojana and PM KUSUM are expected to ramp up significantly and should get much higher budgetary allocation. We are also expecting rollout of the PM KUSUM 2.0 scheme with higher targets and incentives. Other focus areas should be incentive packages for R&D as well as local manufacturing of ingots and wafers to improve self-sufficiency for Solar module manufacturing."
