SMEs get big push with Rs 10,000 crore growth fund in Budget 2026-27

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a dedicated Rs 10,000 crore SME (small and medium enterprises) Growth Fund, to create future champions by incentivising enterprises based on select criteria as part of the Budget 2026-27 proposals presented in the Parliament on Sunday.

She also proposed to top up the Self-Reliant India Fund set up in 2021, with Rs 2,000 crore to continue support to micro enterprises and maintain their access to risk capital.

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