{"id":37559,"date":"2026-02-03T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/?p=37559"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T06:26:25","slug":"post-budget-2026-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/en-ae\/resources\/in-the-press\/post-budget-2026-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Post-Budget 2026 Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"37559\" class=\"elementor elementor-37559\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c3e41d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c3e41d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4d2e16cf\" data-id=\"4d2e16cf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-499fe7fb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"499fe7fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"back-to-previous\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper icon_align_row  \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"#\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-circle-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1237f453 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"1237f453\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \n \njQuery(document).ready(function() {\n    jQuery('#back-to-previous').on('click', function() {\n      window.history.go(-1); 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Growth is no longer metro-centric, and this focus will help decentralise talent, reduce migration pressure and create sustainable employment ecosystems closer to where people live,\u201d said <strong>Subramanyam S, CEO, Ascent HR Technologies.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9665b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d9665b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825305f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"825305f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/cities\/bengaluru\/2026\/Feb\/03\/city-economic-region-to-boost-tier-2-3-cities-near-bengaluru\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"33\" src=\"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/The-New-Indian-Express-logo.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-35162\" alt=\"The New Indian Express publication logo\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53686e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53686e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published on February 3rd 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5e75ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5e75ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aeb4c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5aeb4c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e72b141 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e72b141\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"heading\"><strong>Budget 2026 to boost animation, visual effects, gaming, and comics skills in schools, colleges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe creation of content creator labs across schools and colleges is a forward-looking move that recognises the economic potential of India\u2019s AVGC sector. This will nurture creativity early, build future-ready digital skills, and position India as a global hub for animation, gaming, and digital content,\u201d says <strong>Subramanyam S, CEO, Ascent HR Technologies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3effd50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3effd50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a1bcb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a1bcb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/smefutures.com\/budget-2026-to-boost-animation-visual-effects-gaming-and-comics-skills-in-schools-colleges\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SME_Futures_logo-300x54.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-37562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SME_Futures_logo-300x54.webp 300w, https:\/\/ascent-hr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SME_Futures_logo.webp 331w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9a4797 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9a4797\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Published on February 2nd 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94802ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94802ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-219b6ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"219b6ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-298e933 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"298e933\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cThe Budget rightly recognises the services sector as a primary driver of Viksit Bharat. 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