Union Budget 2026 highlights: Top 5 tech and AI announcements by FM Nirmala Sitharaman driving India’s digital future

The Union Budget 2026 announced today has made it clear that government wants technology to assist in India’s growth. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during her 9th consecutive budget announced several steps to support areas like artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, electronics manufacturing and digital infrastructure. However, the focus this year is on building the Indian Semiconductor Mission.

In this article we have mentioned five key announcements made by Finance Minister in the union budget for Technology and AI.