<h1>Economic Survey 2025-26 criticised for prioritising fiscal orthodoxy over state welfare, alleging government-driven growth and hypocrisy.</h1> Political commentary challenges the Economic Survey 2025-26 for prioritising fiscal orthodoxy and critiquing state welfare, arguing that state cash transfers and targeted social measures are labeled as fiscal populism while comparable central corporate tax concessions and NPA write-offs are framed as reform or prudence; consequence posited is a selective treatment of expenditures that affects perceptions of sovereign borrowing cost and fiscal space. The Survey is also criticised for portraying growth as government-driven rather than consumption or private investment driven, and for conceding stressed private consumption and need for emergency tax relief, implying structural weakness despite headline GDP projections.