Budget 2021 begins: Cabinet approves Budget 2021

​Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman begins with Budget 2021 announcements. Currently, the announcements related to Part A are being made.

• This is the first time that a digital Budget is being introduced!

• Budget 2021 is the first budget of the new decade.

• Previously only three times, a contraction in the economy has been followed by Budget.

• Finance Minister mentions that India economy witnessed a contraction due to the global pandemic.  

• Government to focus on Atmanirbhar Bharat  

• India is a country with the lowest death rate.