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India's government launched schemes offer investment opportunities for infrastructure development and citizen service delivery

Increased connectivity and adoption of digital technologies over the past decade and the after-effects of the pandemic have completely transformed the Indian marketplace. In the next three years, each one of India's 600,000 villages is expected to be endowed with reasonable digital connectivity via optical fibres. The migration of a significant share of governance instruments and public service delivery offerings to presence-less, digital channels looks set to become a reality very shortly, given the agility and ingenuity with which India has taken on the digital delivery of services, goods and information, particularly on the mobile phone. Currently, India has around 1.15 billion mobile phone subscribers.

The state governments in lockstep with the central government have unveiled a new era of business reforms in the economy. The social sector has been a driving force in developing India’s economy with multiple organizations striving to empower local communities; thereby reducing the perils faced by the disadvantaged sections of the society pertaining to healthcare, livelihood, sanitation, education and other humanitarian causes.

The need and resolve to be accountable towards one of the most important stakeholders - citizens, is driving governments to re-look at the entire value chain of service delivery including, physical and digital infrastructure, health and social services and defence and public safety.

After the focus on physical infrastructure and smart cities in the first phase, the focus now is on digital infrastructure – imparting elements of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Big Data into urban infrastructure
A heightened focus on digital healthcare community surveillance, pandemic tracking, etc
The Government has released the National Education Policy (NEP) with a focus on digital learning solutions and upskilling/re-skilling

An enhancement in public spending in sectors, such as healthcare, agriculture, digital enablement, social development, public utilities such as water, indigenous manufacturing and production
For enhancing the levels of national security, especially in the wake of recent geopolitical flux, one of the key national priorities has been ‘AtmaNirbhar’/self-reliance in defence manufacturing, with the aim of ramping up the manufacture of strategic military equipment

KPMG 2026 Global tech report - Government and public sector

Continuing on the journey of smart technology transformation

KPMG 2026 Global tech report - Government and public sector

How can KPMG in India help?

With deep industry experience, insight and technical support, KPMG in India delivers a broad range of consulting, tax and advisory services to assist the government across the service elements through our integrated offerings with a focus on achieving responsiveness, flexibility and accountability towards addressing the needs of the citizens.

Our team has the distinction and privilege of working closely with government and non-government think tanks to help deliver significant results and enable transformation. Our service offerings are designed to deliver results and include strategy and policy advisory, program management, process reform, technology transformation, and public private partnership (PPP) advisory.

Why select KPMG in India?

We are present in key national priority programs
We follow a three-pronged method of an integrated sector solution offering, market relevant thought products and focus on digital augmentation
We work intricately with our clients to enable good governance, promote livelihood and improvement, building resilient infrastructures amongst others
We are helping create a conducive environment for entrepreneurs and marginalized communities
We work with central and state governments in digitalization of citizen centric services

We consult on progressive financial models e.g. Public Private Partnerships (PPP) to deliver sustainable and viable infrastructure
We work at the intersection of government and private sector to explore avenues for job creation and help create an enabling business environment
We align with government agencies, multilaterals, donors, private sector, civil society stakeholders and social sector organizations to generate efficient, equitable, health, human and social services
We endeavor to break down complex, multi-year workforce transformation challenges into manageable steps, including predicting, strategy, planning, execution, monitoring and reporting
We provide a range of sustainability innovations in tackling current and emerging environmental, social and governance challenges.

India Union Budget 2026-27: Our Sector Insights

KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Public Finance

Union Budget 2026 adopts a measured, credible, and PFM-aligned strategy to place India’s public finances on a stronger and more sustainable trajectory

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Disaster Management

Climate and disaster priorities are being advanced through mainstream economic and infrastructure policy, rather than through standalone mission

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Agriculture and Allied sectors

A focus on enhancing farmer incomes through productivity improvement, entrepreneurship development, and integration with global value chains

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Social and Rural Development

Budget reiterates ‘people-centric development’ approach through targeted interventions for women, Divyangjan, gig workers and vulnerable communities

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Healthcare

Creates a predictable and compliance efficient tax environment, encouraging long-term investment in biopharma, med tech, and healthcare manufacturing

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Public Infrastructure

The government has focused on enhancing policy and regulatory mechanisms around the infrastructure sector

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Urban Transformation

Budget focuses on distributed, well-networked and infrastructure-led growth initiatives prioritizing the development of regional economic corridors

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Tourism

Likely to shift the sector’s development trajectory from short-term developmental focus toward structural supply expansion

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Industrial Development and MSME

Budget 2026 positions manufacturing not merely as an important sector, but as the central driver of India’s economic transformation

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KPMG in India point of view 2026 - Education and Skill Development

Reinforces consumer-centric orientation, signaling growth driven by higher household spending, domestic manufacturing, and greater rural participation

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Driving growth with Government trends

From LNG dependence to domestic resilience
National AI Summit on Water 2026
Heritage reimagined
15th International heritage tourism conclave
FE Healthcare Summit 2026
Maharashtra MSME Summit & Awards 2026
Digital infrastructure central to power
Transformation of spiritual tourism in India
Digital infrastructure is now the core of national power
Powering smarter government for India
Evolution of the PPP landscape in Indian healthcare

Himanshu Rattan

Partner and Lead – Food, Agri & Allied Services, Government & Public Services

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India's fertiliser challenge is often viewed through the lens of supply and pricing. But the larger question is one of strategic resilience. As long as fertiliser production remains closely tied to imported energy, global disruptions will continue to find their way into Indian agriculture. The next phase of self-reliance will come not from managing these shocks better, but from reducing our exposure to them through interventions such as stronger domestic feedstock ecosystems and deeper integration across the energy, fertiliser, and farm value chain.

Nilachal Mishra

Partner and Head, Government & Public Services (G&PS), National Leader - Government and Infrastructure

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Artificial Intelligence and water share a defining trait: both flow across ecosystems, touch everything they pass through, and reward those who learn to channel them well. This parallel frames a critical opportunity for India’s water sector. Over the last decade, India has built some of the world’s most admired digital public infrastructure, including Aadhaar for identity, UPI for payments, DigiLocker for documents, and CoWIN for vaccine delivery, transforming a low-access economy into a digitally inclusive one. Parallelly, more than 20 crore households have been connected to tap water under the Jal Jeevan Mission and AMRUT, generating vast volumes of infrastructure and consumption data. It is time to turn that data into intelligence by building an indigenous AI and Digital Water Stack for the country.

Aalap Bansal

Partner and Chief Sales Officer – G&PS and Lead – Tourism, Sports and Leisure Practice

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India possesses an extraordinary portfolio of heritage assets that reflect its cultural diversity, historical depth and civilisational continuity.

By embracing more integrated, technology-enabled and experience-driven models of destination development, we can create more dynamic, competitive and sustainable heritage destinations.
The future of heritage tourism lies in the thoughtful design of integrated experiences that combine heritage assets with storytelling, local culture, living traditions, gastronomy, community participation and technology. Such an approach can create richer visitor journeys while generating wider economic benefits for local communities and cultural practitioners.

Aalap Bansal

Partner and Chief Sales Officer – G&PS and Lead – Tourism, Sports and Leisure Practice

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Heritage tourism reaches its full potential when cultural assets are brought to life through engaging interpretation, immersive experiences and meaningful community participation.

Combined with technology and accessibility, this approach strengthens destination competitiveness and creates lasting value for visitors and local communities.

Lalit Mistry

Partner and Co-head, Healthcare

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Healthcare data remains scattered, creating disconnected “islands of health data” across providers, policy makes, payors and patients. Unlocking the full potential of digital health and intelligence requires organisations to invest in connecting these islands through interoperable, integrated, and secure systems for future ready care delivery.

Dharmesh Goswami

Partner, G&PS - Industrial and Infrastructure Advisory
KPMG in India

Technology creates impact only when it becomes part of everyday decision making. As AI becomes accessible to businesses of every size, MSMEs have an unprecedented opportunity to embed intelligence into every stage of their enterprise, from improving productivity and strengthening customer engagement to making faster, data driven decisions. The real transformation will come from using AI not simply to automate tasks, but to build more resilient, innovative and globally competitive businesses.

Nilachal Mishra

Partner and Head, Government & Public Services (G&PS), National Leader - Government and Infrastructure

KPMG in India

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Digital sovereignty is a nation’s ability to govern its data, infrastructure, and tech stack. For India, the Viksit Bharat vision needs more than adoption. It needs alignment and a clear recognition that digital infrastructure is now central to power, access, and opportunity.

Vivek Agarwal
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Vivek Agarwal

Partner and Head - Public Infrastucture, Lead - Industrial and Infrastructure Development Advisory, Government and Public Services

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India’s spiritual tourism sector is at an inflection point, where scale and diversity of demand are converging with the need for more structured and experience-led development.

The opportunity lies in moving beyond managing footfall to designing holistic destination ecosystems that integrate infrastructure, storytelling, and technology. If executed effectively, spiritual tourism can become a key pillar of India’s broader tourism and economic growth strategy, while preserving the authenticity and sanctity of its cultural heritage.

Aalap Bansal

Partner and Chief Sales Officer – G&PS and Lead – Tourism, Sports and Leisure Practice

KPMG in India

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India’s spiritual destinations already attract billions of pilgrim visits, but their potential extends far beyond daylight hours.

By creating thoughtfully curated night-time experiences rooted in faith, culture, and community, we can transform pilgrimage from a short visit into an immersive journey that drives local livelihoods, increases visitor dwell time, and strengthens India’s position as a global spiritual tourism leader.
Maharashtra presents a compelling opportunity in this context, with its well-established spiritual circuits and anchor destinations such as Shirdi and Nashik. The upcoming Simhastha Kumbh Mela further reinforces the state’s potential to emerge as a global spiritual tourism hub. By leveraging circuit-based planning, digital enablement, and public–private collaboration, Maharashtra can lead the way in creating scalable, immersive and globally competitive spiritual tourism experiences.

Shubham Arora

Partner, Government & Public Services

KPMG in India

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India’s security architecture is at a turning point. As AI reshapes decision support, Atmanirbharta must go beyond tech acquisition. It must define control, authority, governance, and accountability across systems with clear, explainable outcomes.

Nilachal Mishra

Partner and Head, Government & Public Services (G&PS), National Leader - Government and Infrastructure

KPMG in India

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India's public sector stands at a critical juncture as it moves from digital implementation to intelligent, outcome-led transformation.

While AI, data and cloud provide the technological impetus, lasting impact will depend on three foundations:

robust digital infrastructure,
seamless institutional integration, and
trusted cross-sector partnerships.

By embedding citizen-centric design, responsible Al and resilient operating models into the core of government, India can accelerate execution, enhance public trust, and deliver long-term value at scale.

Lalit Mistry

Partner and Co-head, Healthcare

KPMG in India

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The PPP landscape in Indian healthcare has evolved from infrastructure development‑led models to those centered on clinical service management, operational delivery, population health, and last‑mile care delivery. These models increasingly combine public health infrastructure with private sector delivery capabilities, technology, and payor system like AB-PMJAY.

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