New Delhi|HL
Budget 21-22 Focusses on 6 pillars, which include – Health & Well-being, Inclusive Development, Human Capital, Innovation and Research & Development
Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sithraman presented the budget for the financial year 2021-22. She said India’s overall allocation for the health sector has gone up by 137% for the financial year 2021-22 as compared to the previous year with announcing an allocation of ₹2.24 lakh crore while presenting this year’s Union Budget on Monday.
FM Nirmala Sitharaman has also announced measures under Aatmanirbhar Package. She said the early PM garib Kalyan Yojana amounted to almost presenting 5 “mini budgets” in 2020. Minister proposes strengthening of ‘Sankalp of Aatmanirbhar Bharat’. Focus on 6 pillars, which include – Health & Well-being, Inclusive Development, Human Capital, Innovation and R&D. FM added that the govt is fully prepared to support and facilitate economic growth and they are introducing Aatmanirbhar Swastha Bharat Yojana with an outlay of Rs 64,180 crore. FM said that, today India has two vaccines available and has begun safeguarding not only her own citizens against COVID-19 but also those of 100 or more countries. It has added comfort to know that two more vaccines are also expected soon.
