New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday. This is her third Budget in the parliament. The Budget 2021 is expected to be a ‘game changer’ that may pave way for revival of the Indian economy.
From the launch of new schemes including Aatmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, Mission Poshan 3.0, Voluntary Vehicle Scrapping Policy to the allocations for health and wellbeing, agriculture, infrastructure and other sectors, the Budget highlights Government’s ambition to make India a USD 5 trillion economy.
Here’s a list of what got costly and what got cheaper:
Costlier:
- Electronics item
- Mobile
- Charger
- Leather shoe
- Kabuli chana
- Pulses
- Urea
- Auto parts
- Gems
Cheaper:
- Iron
- steel
- nylon clothes
- copper items
- insurance
- electicity
- steel utensils
- Dry cleaning
- Agricultural equipment
Here is full text of Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech: