Budget 2026 bets on the experience economy: AVGC push across 20,000 campuses, 2 million jobs by 2030

Union Budget 2026 places India’s Orange Economy in focus, with targeted support for AVGC, design education and tourism. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced creator labs across schools and colleges, new design institutes, digital tourism infrastructure and skill programmes to build jobs in experience-led sectors.