Budget Envisions Self-Reliance, Will Enhance India’s Self-Confidence: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed the Union Budget 2021-22 and said it will enhance India’s self-confidence amid the coronavirus pandemic while asserting that the budget envisions self-reliance. “The Union Budget 2021-22 has been presented amid unprecedented circumstances…. Amid the situation created by COVID-19. Today’s budget will enhance India’s self-confidence and will instill self-confidence […]

Union Budget 2021-22: Check what gets costlier, what’s cheaper now

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in Lok Sabha on Monday, February 1. Presenting the first paperless Budget, Sitharaman said that the budget proposals for the financial year 2021-22 rest on six pillars — health and well-being, physical and financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for aspirational India, reinvigorating human capital, innovation […]

Key highlights and takeaways from Union Budget 2021

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced higher capital expenditure for the financial year 2021-22 and focused on providing a major boost to healthcare and infrastructure building. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman mentioned that this year’s budget focused on six pillars- Health and Wellbeing, Physical and Financial Capital, and Infrastructure, Inclusive Development for Aspirational India, […]

Senior citizens above 75 years exempt from filing I-T returns

In a big relief to senior citizens, people above 75 years with only pension and interest income will be exempt from filing Income Tax Returns in order to ease their compliance burden, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday. “We shall reduce the compliance burden on our senior citizens who are 75 years of age […]

Budget 2021: ‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme in 32 states, UTs

‘One Nation, One Ration Card’ scheme of the Union Government is being implemented by 32 States and Union Territories, reaching about 69 crore beneficiaries, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, while announcing the Union Budget. “We have launched the ‘One Nation, One ration’ card scheme through which beneficiaries can claim their rations anywhere in […]

137 pc increase in budget outlay for health, Rs 35,000 cr allocated for COVID-19 vaccine: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday informed that the budget outlay for health increased to Rs 2,23,846 crores in 2021-22, an increase of 137 per cent in comparison to the previous year’s budget. She also said the central government has provided Rs 35,000 crores for the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021-22. “I have provided Rs 35,000 […]

Union Budget introduces Rs 64,180 cr scheme to upgrade healthcare infrastructure

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced a new Centre-sponsored scheme with an outlay of Rs 64,180 crore to boost healthcare infrastructure across the country amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Tabling the Union Budget 2021-22, she said the Prime Minister Atmanirbhar Swasthya Bharat Yojana will develop the capacity for primary, secondary, and tertiary care health systems […]

Union Budget: Central government releases Rs 19,000 cr for Assam

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman on Monday presenting the Union Budget for the year 2021, announced that Assam will get over Rs 34,000 Crore for road projects across the state. Central Govt has released Rs 19,000 crore for construction of roads and national highways in Assam allocates. Further, she announced 1,300 kilometers of highway construction in […]