Kamaljeet Sehrawat praises Union Budget as roadmap for Viksit Bharat

BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat lauded the Union Budget as a roadmap for 'Viksit Bharat', highlighting its focus on heritage, biopharma, and tourism. The budget also proposes seven high-speed rail corridors and a major push for eco-tourism.

BJP MP Kamaljeet Sehrawat on Sunday praised the Union Budget, saying it lays out a roadmap for "Viksit Bharat." She highlighted that the budget focuses on India's cultural heritage, the development of biopharma and medical tourism, and the creation of new tourism corridors across the country.

Speaking to ANI, Sehrawat said, "Today's Budget has been made keeping in mind Viksit Bharat and the country's cultural heritage. The Budget talks about establishing India as a bio-pharma and medical tourism hub. Tourism corridors have been announced. The Budget presents a roadmap for Viksit Bharat."

Budget Highlights: Infrastructure and Tourism Push

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the Union Budget 2026-27 in Lok Sabha, her ninth consecutive Union Budget. Asserting that the Union Budget 2026-27 is driven by "Yuvashakti" and based on "three kartavyas," Sitharaman proposed seven high-speed rail corridors, new dedicated freight corridors, and the operationalisation of 20 national waterways over the next five years as part of the Union Budget.

Focus on High-Speed Rail Corridors

The Union Budget has outlined a major push for environmentally sustainable passenger transport, proposing the development of seven high-speed rail corridors across key urban and economic centres. These corridors will act as growth connectors, cutting travel time, reducing emissions, and supporting regional development. The proposed routes include Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Siliguri. Together, they will link India's financial hubs, technology centres, manufacturing clusters, and emerging cities through faster, cleaner mobility.

"In order to promote environmentally sustainable passenger systems, we will develop seven high-speed rail corridors between cities as growth connectors, namely Mumbai to Pune, Pune to Hyderabad, Hyderabad to Bengaluru, Hyderabad to Chennai, and Chennai to Bengaluru. Delhi to Varanasi, Varanasi to Siliguri," the FM said.

Push for Eco-Tourism

The Budget also highlighted eco-tourism and nature-based travel. The Finance Minister said, "India has the potential and opportunity to offer world-class trekking and hiking experience." The government will develop sustainable mountain trails in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, as well as in Araku Valley in the Eastern Ghats and Pudigai Malai in the Western Ghats. (ANI)

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