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The Amrit Yatra of the Viksit Bharat Resolve
A Budget shaping
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VOLUME 6, ISSUE 16 | FEBRUARY 16-28, 2026 Development with
T rus t f or the Futur e
Trust for the Future
EDITOR IN CHIEF
DHIRENDRA OJHA
Principal Director General,
Press Information Bureau,
New Delhi
CHIEF CONSULTING EDITOR
SANTOSH KUMAR
SENIOR ASST. CONSULTING EDITOR
PAWAN KUMAR
ASST. CONSULTING EDITORS Over the last 11 years, the central government has laid the foundation for
AKHILESH KUMAR realizing the resolve to build a developed India. Now, the budget for 2026-
CHANDAN KUMAR CHOUDHARY COVER STORY UNION 27 is becoming a symbol of the decisive resolve for achieving a developed
India. On the path of the Amrit Kaal, this general budget has also become
LANGUAGE EDITORS BUDGET a powerful medium for a self-reliant India, embodying the confluence of
2026-27
SUMIT KUMAR (ENGLISH) development, trust, and the future… | 16-36
RAJNEESH MISHRA (ENGLISH)
NADEEM AHMED (URDU)
News Briefs | 4-5
SENIOR DESIGNER Personality: Budhu Bhagat
PHOOL CHAND TIWARI The Great Hero of the Larka Rebellion | 6
DESIGNERS Union Cabinet Decisions
ABHAY GUPTA Atal Pension Yojana extended till 2030-31 | 7
SATYAM SINGH
President’s Address
Collective commitment to strengthen good governance | 12-15
Impetus to Development and Employment Generation
‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ from Kerala
programme, launched in 2018 Key initiatives launched with PM SVANidhi Credit Card |40-41
with the aim of discussing Connecting Gen next with Saintly Tradition and Heritage
stress and encouraging students Naming of ‘Shri Guru Ravidas Maharaj Ji Airport| 42-43
to celebrate examinations
like a festival, is setting new Wings India 2026
CLICK TO READ milestones every year... | 8-11 Air travel in India is now for everyone | 44-45
NEW INDIA SAMACHAR
AVAILABLE IN 13 LANGUAGES 16th National Voters’ Day
Padma Awards 2026 The global voice of democracy | 46-47
https://newindiasamachar.
pib.gov.in/news.aspx An invitation to nation-building at the Rozgar Mela
TO READ THE NEW INDIA 61,000 appointment letters were handed out | 48-49
SAMACHAR ARCHIVE
Parakram Diwas
EDITIONS CLICK
A Celebration of National Consciousness | 50-51
https://newindiasamachar.
A new tradition in keeping
pib.gov.in.archive.aspx Confident and Disciplined Youth Power
with the true spirit of the
People’s Padma PM Modi addressed the annual NCC PM Rally | 52-53
Padma Awards for India Energy Week 2026
Follow @NISPIBIndia selfless karma yogis Not just energy security, now a mission for self-reliance |54-55
on Twitter for regular Unsung heroes who spread
updates on 'New India positive energy and serve UAE President’s visit to India
Samachar' humanity in the country are Strategic partnership accelerates development | 56-57
now also receiving Padma India-EU Free Trade Agreement
Awards... | 37-39 A new era in India-European Union relations | 58-60
Published: Kanchan Prasad, Director General, on behalf of Central Bureau of Communication
Communication Address : Room No–1077, Soochna Bhawan, CGO Complex, New Delhi -110003.
E-Mail : response-nis@pib.gov.in, RNI No. : DELENG/2020/78811
