Budget 2022 Live Updates: Modi hails Nirmala Sitharaman for a people-friendly and progressive Budget

'One class, one TV channel' program of PM eVIDYA will be expanded from 12 to 200 TV channels. This will enable all states to provide supplementary education in regional languages for classes 1 to 12: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman on central procurement

Procurement of wheat in Rabi season 2021-22 and the estimated procurement of paddy in Kharif season 2021-22 will give cover 1208 lakh metric tonnes of wheat & paddy from 163 lakh farmers& Rs 2.37 lakh crores will be the direct payment of MSP value to their accounts: FM Sitharaman

Ken-Betwa link at Rs 44,605 crore to be taken up to provide irrigation to 9.05 lakh hectares, 65 lakh people drinking water, hydro and solar power: FM Sitharaman

Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat has received an excellent response, with potential to create 60 lakh new jobs and additional production of 30 lakh crore during next Keycap digit five years: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

400 Vande Bharat trains with higher efficiency for passengers will be developed in the next 3 years: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

MSP for farmers to be transferred directly in bank accounts: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Chemical-free natural farming to be promoted in India: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Metro systems to be built with an innovative way of financing. The design of metro systems will be as per Indian condition needs: FM Sitharaman

Four multi-modal national parks contracts will be awarded in FY23: FM

PM Gatishakti masterplan for expressways will be formulated in next financial year: FM