Budget 2021 live Updates: 100 more cities to get gas pipelines,Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala scheme to extended

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is addressing parliament with details of the Union Budget 2021. Her budget speech comes after a difficult year for the economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which shut down businesses for months, leading to lost earnings, curtailed consumer spending and job cuts.

A new centrally sponsored scheme PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana will be launched to strengthen health systems in the country. Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana will have an outlay of about 64,180 crores over six years Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said..

Highways For Bengal At ₹ 25,000 Crore: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said ₹ 25,000 has been allocated to improve highways in West Bengal. “We will nudge states to spend more on creation of infra. We propose capital expenditure of ₹ 5.54 lakh crore,” she said.

• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala scheme to extended to one crore more beneficiaries.

• 100 more cities to get gas pipelines.

• A framework to be put in place to give power consumer option to chose discoms.

• Finance Minister says 100 pc electrification of broad gauge rail tracks by December 2023.