Anil Agarwal Hails Budget 2026 for Growth, Critical Minerals, and Employment Boost

Anil Agarwal, Chairman - Vedanta Ltd on the Union Budget 2026:

“A growth-oriented Budget, with a clear focus on increasing public capital expenditure and boosting manufacturing.

It is a Budget which creates opportunities, for youth to improve their livelihoods, women to become financially independent and for employment-intensive sectors like medical tourism to take off.

I welcome the Government's keen attention to critical minerals and rare earths. The Rare Earths Corridors for mining, processing, R&D and manufacturing in Odisha, TamilNadu, Andhra and Kerala will boost growth, employment and mineral security. Import duty exemption on capital goods for critical minerals processing is very timely in the current global scenario.

The announcement on flexibility in SEZs, which will permit some sales in domestic market is an excellent move.

I congratulate the PM and FM for continuing to steer the Indian economy with a very steady hand in uncertain times.”