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New Delhi, February 1
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a bigger Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget, with higher spending on highways to affordable housing with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic.
Here are allocations under important sectors:
Transfer to states to fall from Rs 4.78 lakh crore to Rs 3.67 lakh croreAtomic Energy remains steady at Rs 32,344 croreFarmers' welfare down to Rs 1.18 lakh crore from Rs 1,24,000 croreFertilisers outlay down to Rs 1.09 lakh crore from Rs 1.49 lakh croreCivil Aviation down from Rs 72,652 crore to Rs 10,667 croreTelecom department to get Rs 95,000 crore against Rs 49,050 croreFood allocation down to Rs 2.25 lakh crore from Rs 3.12 lakh croreDefence Capital outlay up to Rs 1.52 lakh crore from Rs 1.38 lakh croreSchool education outlay up to Rs 1.11 lakh crore from Rs 97,000 croreDepartment of Economic Affairs down to Rs 20,000 crore up from Rs 55,168.83 croreHealth allocation down to Rs 1.13 lakh crore from Rs 1.24 lakh croreRailways up to Rs 6.32 lakh crore from Rs 5.86 lakh croreRoad and Highways up from Rs 2.54 lakh crore to Rs 3.91 lakh croreRural Development at Rs 2.47 lakh crore from Rs 2.85 lakh croreWCD up to Rs 2.56 lakh crore from Rs 2.37 lakh croreHousing and Urban Affairs at Rs 76,718 crore from Rs 74,020.27 crorePolice up from Rs 1.10 lakh crore to Rs 1.19 lakh croreInterest payment up from Rs 83,7186 crore to Rs 97,000 croreRepayment of debt to rise to Rs 7 lakh crore from Rs 6 lakh crore
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