Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India is now an enabler of enterprise

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the YiFi Entrepreneurship Summit 2026 in Madurai that India has become a preferred destination for innovation and business. She said the government’s reforms have shifted its role from a controller to an enabler, offering a stable policy environment, regulatory certainty, a predictable tax regime and world‑class infrastructure. “India is the place to innovate and do business, backed by a stable government, policy certainty, a predictable tax regime and a responsive, approachable government,” she said. Sitharaman highlighted reforms such as formalisation, digitisation, GST, and massive investments in connectivity that create an ecosystem where startups can grow and compete globally. She urged entrepreneurs to “build boldly, responsibly, for India and for the world,” emphasizing that technology has removed geographic barriers and capital now flows across borders to promising ideas.