Union Budget 2026, Jan. 21 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present her ninth consecutive budget speech on Sunday, 1 February 2026, as the nation eyes the biggest financial event at the beginning of the year.

In the Union Budget 2025-26, the centre allocated Rs.2.65 trillion to the Ministry of Railways, marking the highest-ever capital allocation for the infrastructure development, station and train modernisation, and towards boosting connectivity, safety and passenger comfort.

Experts anticipate that the government's key focus in the upcoming Budget will be towards continuing the expansion and modernisation of the facilities rather than increasing the budgetary capex in an aggressive way.

Pranay Aggarwal, the Dir...