India, Feb. 12 -- Union Budget 2026-27 reorients rural development from welfare to enterprise by integrating agriculture, skills, women-led entrepreneurship and regional job creation into a cohesive growth strategy.

The Union Budget 2026-27 reinforces the Government's commitment to inclusive and sustainable growth by placing rural development, skills, entrepreneurship and employment at the centre of India's journey towards Viksit Bharat. It reflects a clear shift from welfare oriented interventions to income enhancing, enterprise driven economic models that prioritise productivity, market integration and job creation.

This transition is most evident in the approach to rural development. The Budget moves beyond a narrow crop centric fram...