<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said fundamentals of the economy are strong and inflation has been well contained, while banks cleaned up accumulated loans.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/budget-2020-live-entrepreneurship-is-strength-of-india-says-fm-sitharaman-800199.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow all the live updates on the Union Budget 2020 here</strong></a></p>.<p>Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said it is aimed at boosting income and purchasing power of people.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/stock-markets-live-healthcare-stocks-jump-after-fm-allocates-62000-cr-in-budget-2020-800276.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow all the live updates on the Stock Markets here</strong></a></p>.<p>The finance minister further said during 2014-19, the government brought a paradigm shift in governance.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/union-budget-2020?_ga=2.84232025.1360367931.1580521242-1474932321.1580521241"><strong>Follow DH's Union Budget 2020 coverage here</strong></a></p>.<p>She termed GST as a historic structural reform, saying it integrated the country economically.</p>
<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said fundamentals of the economy are strong and inflation has been well contained, while banks cleaned up accumulated loans.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/budget-2020-live-entrepreneurship-is-strength-of-india-says-fm-sitharaman-800199.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow all the live updates on the Union Budget 2020 here</strong></a></p>.<p>Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, she said it is aimed at boosting income and purchasing power of people.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/liveblog/stock-markets-live-healthcare-stocks-jump-after-fm-allocates-62000-cr-in-budget-2020-800276.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow all the live updates on the Stock Markets here</strong></a></p>.<p>The finance minister further said during 2014-19, the government brought a paradigm shift in governance.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/union-budget-2020?_ga=2.84232025.1360367931.1580521242-1474932321.1580521241"><strong>Follow DH's Union Budget 2020 coverage here</strong></a></p>.<p>She termed GST as a historic structural reform, saying it integrated the country economically.</p>