Budget 2025-26: Charting India’s Next Infrastructure Frontier

  • Union Budget 2025-26 envisions a $30 trillion economy by 2047, focusing on urban development, renewable energy, and shipbuilding.
  • Urban Development: Rs. 1 lakh crore Urban Challenge Fund and Rs. 2.2 lakh crore allocated for affordable housing.
  • Infrastructure Boom: National Highway network grew 60% in a decade; rural roads linked 99% of the population.
  • Real Estate Reform: RERA (2016) brought transparency, while GST (2017) streamlined taxation, reducing costs and boosting investment.
  • Shipbuilding Gains Infrastructure Status, aiming to enhance maritime capacity and create a global manufacturing hub.
  • Legacy of 2014-2024
    • National Highway network expanded from 91,287 km (2014) to 1,46,145 km (2024), reducing logistics costs by 15%.
    • Pradhan Mantri ....
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