India Budget 2026: Rs 10,000 crore MSME Growth Fund, TReDS payment fix and a “Reform Express” pledge
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a Rs 10,000 crore SME Growth Fund and a Rs 2,000 crore top-up for the Self-Reliant India Fund to support MSMEs. The budget also targets revival of 200 legacy industrial clusters and links government procurement data with invoice-financing platforms. Indian stocks rose during the rare Sunday session as the budget was presented.