Focus shifts to AI, tech jobs and relief for IT services

BENGALURU: At a time when technology companies globally are cutting jobs, and Indian IT firms are slowing campus hiring, the Union Budget 2026–27 has placed fresh focus on artificial intelligence (AI), skills, and the future of work.

In her Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said emerging technologies, including AI, are changing how work is carried out across sectors.