Watch live Budget 2021: Budget prepared in circumstances like never before, Sitharaman says

Nirmala Sitharaman begins Budget presentation. Meanwhile, opposition MPs are creating ruckus in the background in protest against the farm laws. During the lockdown last year, PM Modi announced the Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Yojna worth 2.76 lakh crore for the poor and the needy

Only 3 times in the past the budget has followed a contraction in Indian economy. This time it’s because of a global pandemic like in other countries. The government is fully prepared to support and facilitate the economic reset.

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