New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Minister JP Nadda on Sunday called the Union Budget 2026-27 "visionary," underlining that it has a special focus on mental health and combating mental illness.

Nadda praised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on presenting the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time, saying that it aims to direct the nation to economic development and stability.

"The Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is a visionary budget that aims to give a new direction to the pace of the country's economic development, committed to the goal of a welfare-oriented and developed India..." he said.

Nadda said that the "Aatmanirbhar Bharat Budget,...