Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Monday held a breakfast meeting at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) with its Managing Director and CEO Ashish Chauhan to discuss the holistic benefits of the Union Budget 2026.
The breakout session was attended by investors as well as representatives from mutual funds and the asset management industry.
In a post on social media platform X, Goyal said he was delighted by the optimism expressed by market participants and their enthusiasm about the growth opportunities emerging from the Budget.
Addressing the gathering at the NSE, the Minister highlighted that over the past 12 years, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has focused on building a fiscally prudent, future-oriented, and long-term growth story for India.
He said the Budget serves as a blueprint to strengthen India’s integration into global value chains, adopt modern-day technologies, and simultaneously deliver benefits to domestic consumers.
Reiterating the Prime Minister’s vision of rapid reforms, Goyal emphasised that the Budget aims to eliminate barriers to business, make compliance easier, encourage honest enterprises, enhance industrial competitiveness, and position India as an attractive destination for investment and manufacturing.
Underlining that India is currently in a “sweet spot,” the Minister described the Budget as one for a “Future Ready Bharat.”
He said it spans a wide range of traditional and modern sectors, provides strong impetus to services with a major focus on technology, and addresses key areas that will help accelerate economic growth.
According to Goyal, these measures will support India’s journey towards achieving the goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
In a series of posts, Goyal said he reiterated that continuing with PM’s vision of rapid reforms, the direction in the budget is to eliminate barriers to business & make it easier for them to flourish, encourage honest businesses, make industries more competitive, make compliance easier, and make India an attractive investment and manufacturing destination.
“Underlined that India is in a sweet spot today, and this budget for a FUTURE READY BHARAT covers a multitude of sectors, both traditional and modern, gives impetus to services with a major focus on tech, and addresses specific areas which will help the economy grow faster and achieve our goal of a Viksit Bharat by 2047,” he said.