New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed to set up a Rs 10,000 crore fund to create champion small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to boost the economy.
Presenting Union Budget 2026-27, she also proposed a scheme for container manufacturing to create a globally competitive ecosystem.
Also, mega textile parks with a focus on value addition to technical textiles would be set up.
She also proposed Mahatma Gandhi Gram Swaraj initiative to strengthen Khadi handloom.
Besides, there would be a scheme to revive 200 legacy industrial clusters.
