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 11:30 AM IST

    '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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:27 AM IST

    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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:25 AM IST

    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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:22 AM IST

    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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:22 AM IST

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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:21 AM IST

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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:20 AM IST

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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:18 AM IST

    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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:16 AM IST

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

  • 1 Feb 2022 11:15 AM IST

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

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