Union Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman makes diabetes, cancer medicines cheaper, Check What gets costlier, what gets cheaper? Full details here

Union Budget 2026: Nirmala Sitharaman makes diabetes, cancer medicines cheaper, Check What gets costlier, what gets cheaper? Full details here

Union Budget 2026: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday presented the Union Budget 2026. During her speech, she made a slew of important announcements. Sitharaman said that the government will provide timely access to high-quality assistive devices for all eligible divyaangjan. This will involve scaling up production of assistive devices, and support setting up of modern retail-style centres for purchase of these devices.

Check What gets costlier, what gets cheaper? 

  • Medicines used in the treatment of serious diseases like diabetes and cancer will become cheaper.
  • Shoes will become cheaper.
  • Leather goods will become even more affordable.
  • Microwave ovens will become cheaper.
  • Mobile phones and EV batteries will become cheaper.
  • Seventeen medicines used for cancer treatment will become cheaper.
  • Medicines for seven serious diseases will become cheaper.
  • Diabetes medicines will become cheaper.
  • Items related to solar energy will become cheaper.
  • Foreign travel will become cheaper.
  • Biogas-based CNG will become cheaper.
  • Aircraft components will become cheaper.
  • Autoimmune disease medicines will become cheaper.