Economic Survey 2026: According to the economic review presented in Parliament on Thursday, the country’s primary capital market has performed brilliantly in the financial year 2025-26. Despite the uncertain global environment, India has emerged as a leading country in the world in terms of initial public offerings (IPOs). The review said that strong economic base, heavy participation of domestic investors and regulatory reforms of SEBI provided strength to the markets.

Market got support from domestic policies

Investor sentiment was hit due to trade disruptions across the world, volatile capital flows and uneven corporate profits. Despite this, the Indian markets remained firm. According to the review, the financial year 2025-26 has been full of ups and downs for global economies and financial markets so far. Despite this, India’s stock markets showed a measured but combative performance. This performance reflects supportive government policies, favorable economic conditions and continued participation of domestic investors.

Tariffs imposed by America, weak results of companies in the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26 and withdrawal of foreign capital affected the market sentiment to some extent. However, supportive steps like personal income tax cut, GST reforms and easy monetary policy provided stability to the markets. Apart from this, decreasing inflation and better performance of companies in the second quarter also supported the market.

Foreign investment continued in the primary market

During April to December 2025, Nifty 50 recorded a gain of about 11.1 percent and BSE Sensex recorded a gain of 10.1 percent. After the huge boom of the last financial year, this was a time of improvement and stability in the market. The review said that the primary market continued to attract domestic and foreign investors. This has further strengthened India’s role in global capital formation.

A total of Rs 10.7 lakh crore, including both debt and equity, was raised through the primary market during the financial year 2025-26 (till December 2025). During this period, the number of IPOs was 20 percent more than in the financial year 2024-25. There was a 10 percent increase in the amount raised through IPO on an annual basis.

Huge amount raised through IPO

The number of stocks listed in the main indices increased to 94 from 69 last year. The funds raised through these also increased from Rs 1.46 lakh crore to Rs 1.60 lakh crore. Offer for sale (OFS) dominated the IPO activities for the financial year 2025-26. Its share in the total amount raised was 58 percent, which shows that existing shareholders have sold more of their stake.

A lot of enthusiasm was also seen in the small and medium enterprises (SME) segment. 217 SMEs were listed in the financial year 2025-26 (till December 2025), whereas the number was 190 a year ago. The amount raised through SME IPO also increased from Rs 7,453 crore to Rs 9,635 crore.

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Economic Survey 2026: Today is a very important day to understand the economic situation of the country before the general budget. The government is going to present ‘Economic Survey 2026’ in the Parliament today i.e. Thursday, January 29. Through this report, it is told how the country’s economy performed in the last one year and in which areas improvements or challenges can be seen in the future. Indicators related to inflation, employment and business also appear in this document.

It is noteworthy that the budget session has started with the address of President Draupadi Murmu and now on February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her ninth consecutive budget.

This will be the third full budget of the third term of the Modi government. The economic survey presented before the budget plays an important role in deciding the direction of government policies, hence the eyes of common people and investors remain focused on it. Let us know about this….

What is Economic Survey?

Economic Survey is an annual report prepared by the Finance Ministry. It includes the country’s GDP growth last year, inflation situation, industry related figures and other important financial information. In simple words, this report presents a complete picture of the economic health of the country.

Economic Survey is released before the budget. It contains details of the current financial year’s GDP growth, employment, export-import, fiscal position and condition of different sectors. On this basis, the direction of the budget and the roadmap of the schemes is prepared.

When was the Economic Survey started?

The Economic Survey was started in the year 1950-51 and at that time it was presented along with the budget. Later, from the year 1964 it was separated from the budget. Its purpose was that even before the budget comes, MPs and common people can get correct information about the economic situation of the country, so that they can understand the budget in a better way.

How can you see and read the Economic Survey?

In today’s digital era, it has become very easy to obtain information about economic surveys. As soon as it is presented in Parliament, its complete report is made available in PDF format on the official Union Budget website.

From where you can download and watch it for free. Apart from this, information related to this can also be seen live on the digital platforms of Sansad TV and Doordarshan.

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