Finance Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first budget after the coronavirus pandemic, a month ahead of the deadly second wave of Covid-19 which peaked in May. It focussed on healthcare and wellbeing and strengthening financial capital and infrastructure. Health allocation jumped 137 per cent to Rs 2,23,846 crore in 2021-22 compared with Rs 94,452 crore in 2020-21.
Here's the full text of Union Budget 2021.
Published 25 January 2022, 07:57 IST