New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented her ninth consecutive Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, setting out a reform-led economic roadmap anchored in three core Kartavyas as India navigates global uncertainty while sustaining domestic growth.

Delivering the Union Budget 2026 during the ongoing Budget Session of Parliament, Sitharaman said the government under Prime Minister Narendra Modi had consistently "preferred reform over rhetoric". The presentation marks a record ninth Budget for Sitharaman and the first to be delivered from the newly inaugurated Kartavya Bhawan.

Outlining the broad direction of fiscal and economic policy, the finance minister said the government's approach would prioritise accele...