India, Feb. 1 -- Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday called the Union Budget 2026-27 a "historic document", adding that it lays a strong foundation for India's golden and developed future.

After watching the Union Budget speech by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Kushabhau Thakre Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state office in Raipur, Sai said that the Budget, prepared at Kartavya Bhavan, focuses on three core duties-economic growth and employment generation, fulfilling public aspirations, and strengthening the spirit of Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas.

He said that Chhattisgarh would directly benefit from several of the provisions announced.

Referring to India's steady economic growth of nearly 7%, Sai attributed the ...