Union Budget 2026: Kashmir tourism industry hopes for bailout and policy support
With the Union Budget scheduled for February 1, stakeholders in Kashmir’s tourism sector are hopeful that targeted policy interventions will help revive an industry that has weathered prolonged challenges.
Tourism operators in the Valley are seeking special bailout measures, lower tax slabs and financial assistance, along with formal recognition of tourism as an industry. They say such steps would ease financial stress and enable local businesses to tap into government incentives and institutional credit.