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

Budget 2022 Live Updates: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the fourth Budget of the Modi 2.0 government today. The stage for the Budget presentation was set by the Economic Survey stating that the government has the fiscal space to do more to support the economy that is forecast to grow at a healthy 8-8.5 per cent growth in the 2022-23 fiscal. Now, the focus of the Budget is expected to be on further accelerating India's pace of recovery from the pandemic shock along with further boosting up India's healthcare system to secure against any future outbreaks. The government will continue to spend more to aid the recovery and put India back on a trajectory of higher growth.

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Live Updates

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:43 AM IST

    Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) will be extended up to March 2023, the guaranteed cover will be expanded by Rs 50,000 crores to total cover of Rs 5 lakh crores: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:43 AM IST

    Issuance of E-passports will be rolled out in 2022-23 to enhance convenience for citizens: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:43 AM IST

    The pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages. To better the access to quality mental health counseling and care services, a National Tele Mental Health program will be launched: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:42 AM IST

    This will include a network of 23 tele mental health centres of excellence with Nimhans being the nodal centre and IIIT Bangalore providing technology support: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:35 AM IST

    PM development initiatives for North East will be implemented for the North Eastern Council... This will enable livelihood activities for youth and women... This scheme is not a substitute for the existing Centre or State schemes: FM Nirmala Sitharaman


  • 1 Feb 2022 11:33 AM IST

    An open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem will be rolled out. It will consist of digital registries of health providers and health facilities, unique health identity and universal access to health facilities: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:32 AM IST

    Our govt has comprehensively revamped schemes of the Ministry of Women and Child Development such as Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 to provide benefits: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:31 AM IST

    States will be encouraged to revise syllabi of agricultural universities to meet needs of natural, zero-budget & organic farming, modern-day agriculture: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:31 AM IST

    A fund with blended capital raised under co-investment model facilitated through NABARD to finance startups in agriculture & rural enterprises for farm produce value chain: FM Sitharaman

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:31 AM IST

    PM Gati Shakti Master Plan for Expressways to be formulated in 2022-23, to facilitate faster movement of people and goods. NH network to be expanded by 25,000 km in 2022-23. Rs. 20,000 crores to be mobilized to complement public resources: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

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