Introduction
Union Minister for Finance, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the Economic Survey 2025–26 in Parliament ahead of the Union Budget. The key highlights are as follows:

Fiscal Developments: Anchoring Stability Through Credible Consolidation
Monetary Management and Financial Intermediation: Refining the Regulatory Touch
External Sector: Playing the Long Game
Inflation: Tamed and Anchored
Agriculture and Food Management: Raising Productivity, Securing Incomes and Ensuring Food Security

Services – From Stability to New Frontiers
Industry’s Next Leap – Structural Transformation and Global Integration
Investment and Infrastructure – Strengthening Connectivity, Capacity and Competitiveness
Environment and Climate Change – Building a Resilient, Competitive and Development-Driven India
Education and Health – What Works and What’s Next
Employment and Skill Development – Getting Skilling Right
Rural Development and Social Progress: From Participation to Partnership
Evolution of the AI Ecosystem in India – The Way Forward
Urbanisation – Making India’s Cities Work for Its Citizens
From Import Substitution to Strategic Resilience and Strategic Indispensability
Building Strategic Resilience and Strategic Indispensability: The Role of the State, The Private Sector and the Citizens
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