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Focus shifts from demand-led to productivity-led growth

The Statesman Bhubaneswar

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February 02, 2026

Union Budget 2026 has put India at a crossroads to push he nation into its next phase of transformation, with Viksit Bharat as the overarching heme.

- RITWIK MUKHERJEE

The Union Budget 2026-27 holds opportunities 0 set India’s role towards financial stability, while boosting businesses to be future ready ~ especially as they navigate the opportunities of Aladoption alongside challenges around alent, infrastructure, governance and trust.

Theemphasis, experts feel, is shifting from demand-led expansion to productivity-led growth, with focus on improving infrastructure, institutional capacity, and supply-side efficiency.

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