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Sitharaman said that she has provided long-term certainty with short-term stimulus in her budget.

These Acts led to nationalisation of banks in two phases and provisions of these laws have to be changed for privatisation of banks, they said

While replying to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman mentioned ten expectations from Rahul Gandhi's speech in the Lower House on Thursday and said that the former Congress chief has been constantly saying things to demean the country.

While replying to the discussion on the Union Budget in Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said that these reforms will lay a path for India to be one of the top economies of the world in the coming decade and further.

The finance minister also said that infrastructure creation, continuing reforms, and transparency of accounts are major features of this year’s Budget

We can ensure that taxpayer money is spent wisely, says Finance Minister.

"The details are being worked out. I have made the announcement but we are working together with the RBI," she said, when asked about the proposal.

The Union Budget has also not made any attempt to address the concerns of Telangana State about linking agriculture with the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS).

By announcing massive infra push in poll-bound States, Sitharaman has sent a clear political message

The proposed relaxations to rules governing One Person Companies (OPCs) are expected to benefit startups and innovators, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Just as expected, the internet unleashed its fury at the way the middle class seemed to have been ignored in the budget and made memes taking out references from popular media.

"Four Indian astronauts are being trained in Russia. The first unmanned launch, the precursor to a manned mission, is scheduled for December 2021," Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget on Monday.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there has been a manifold increase in digital payments in the recent past.

Sitharaman, who was giving her 2021-22 Budget Speech, started off by giving a special shout out to what the Indian team under the leadership of Ajinkya Rahane managed to achieve Down Under.

She also announced an outlay for capital expenditure amounting to Rs 1,07,100 crores. Presenting the Union Budget 2021-22, Sitharaman said that the plan of the government is to create a future-ready Railways system by 2030.

Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, she also said the operation green scheme will cover 22 more perishable commodities while announcing the development of five major fishing hubs.

"To further augment road infrastructure, 8,500 km of road and highway projects will be awarded by March 2022," Sitharaman said in her Budget Speech.

Sitharaman said that the main interventions under the scheme will support over 17,000 rural and 11,000 urban wellness centres.

Presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said fuel supplies were kept running without interruption during COVID-19 lockdown.

In the Union Budget for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed setting up of investor charter across financial products.