India, Feb. 15 -- None of the budgets presented by the BJP-led NDA government have been drafted with an attitude of creating a run-of-the-mill 'bahi khata' documents as "that is not our approach", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday. He further added that the Union Budget of 2026 presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament earlier this month was not a 'now or never moment' born out of compulsion but a 'we are ready' moment born out of preparation and inspiration.

Modi, in an interview with the PTI on Sunday, said the budget reflects India's "yearning" to become a developed nation.

"Our national character has revealed itself even in times of different kinds of challenges and we are a bright spot of growth e...