Budget 2021 Live : FM Nirmala Sitharaman Announces- Self-Reliant Healthy India Scheme will be launched for Health Sector

Last updated Feb 5, 2021

New Delhi : The country’s general budget is being presented today. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is reading the budget speech in Lok Sabha. Everyone is eyeing this budget to revive the stagnant economy in the Corona crisis. Tax or employment, the country has high expectations from this budget on every front.

Five mini budgets in the Corona era: Nirmala
Nirmala Sitharaman said that in the self-reliant India package by the Modi government, many schemes were brought to the country during the Corona period. So that the pace of the economy can be carried forward. A total of 27.1 lakh crore rupees was released in the self-sufficient India package. It was similar to all five mini budgets.

Global economy is in difficult times: Nirmala
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this time the budget is digital, it is coming at a time when the country’s GDP has gone to minus two times in a row, but this has happened with the global economy. The year 2021 is going to be a historic year, on which the country is eyeing. In this difficult time, the focus of the Modi government is on doubling the income of farmers, increasing the pace of development and helping the common people.

Declaration of Self-Reliant Healthy India Scheme: Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech, announced the Self-Reliant Healthy India Scheme. 64180 crore rupees have been given by the government for this and the health budget has been increased. With this, the local mission of WHO will be launched in India by the government.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced to pursue the Swachh Bharat Mission. Under this, Rs 2,87,000 crore was released for the Amrit scheme in cities. With this, Mission Nutrition 2.0 has been announced by the Finance Minister.

35 thousand crore rupees were announced for the corona vaccine by Nirmala Sitharaman. The Finance Minister said that the health sector budget has been increased by 137 percent.