File photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
| Photo Credit: PTI Union Budget 2026 was not a “now or never moment” born out of compulsion but a “we-are-ready” moment born out of preparation and inspiration, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday (February 15, 2026), asserting that it reflects India’s “yearning” to become a developed nation. In an exclusive interview with PTI, Mr. Modi said that none of his government’s Budgets has been made with an attitude of creating a run-of-the-mill “bahi khata” documents as “that is not our approach”. Recalling that a few years ago, he had declared from the ramparts of the Red Fort, that “yahi samay hai, sahi samay hai (this is the right time)”, Mr. Modi said a “now-is-the-time” sense of purpose has always been there within his government. “But today, that sense of urgency has become a national conviction, a whole-of-society resolve. There is a new confidence in our nation,” he said.
Published: February 15, 2026 12:52 pm
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