2021 Union budget of India

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2021 (2021) Union Budget of India
Emblem of India.svg
Submitted1 February 2021
Submitted by Nirmala Sitharaman
(Minister of Finance)
Submitted to Parliament of India
Presented1 February 2021
Passed17 March 2021
Parliament 17th (Lok Sabha)
Party Bharatiya Janata Party
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Total revenue31.67 trillion (US$400 billion) Increase2.svg(23.4%)
Total expenditures37.7 trillion (US$470 billion) Increase2.svg(1%)
Tax cuts None
Deficit Decrease Positive.svg6.71% [1]
Website www.indiabudget.gov.in
  2020
2022  

The 2021 Union Budget of India was presented by the Minister of Finance on the 1st of February, 2021. The budget is the first one to be presented orally due to ongoing COVID pandemic. [2]

Contents

History

The Union Budget is the annual financial report of India; an estimate of income and expenditure of the government under the Indian Constitution; presenting a budget is a compulsory task of the government.

Background

There was huge speculation that government may increase tax rates to decrease its fiscal deficit so, there was a dip in BSE Sensex after touching the 50,000 marks other than that many economic journals also suggested introducing a new tax on High net worth individuals. The demand in the Indian market was low and the unemployment rate was very high so, the Budget has to Increase both the demand and new jobs.[ citation needed ]

Healthcare and wellbeing

The Government of India allocated Rs. 2,23,846 crore in this financial year which is increase of 137% from the previous financial year, of which 35,000 crore rupees is allocated for Covid-vaccines, 64,180 crore rupees is allocated for PM Aatma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana and other announcements are -

Universal Coverage of Water Supply

The Government of India pledged to allocate Rs. 2,87,000 crore in next 5 financial year for jal jeevan mission which will serve 2.86 crore household. [4]

Swachch Bharat

Swachch Bharat mission 2.0 was launched and pledged to allocate RS. 2,87,000 crore in next financial year which will mainly focus on faecal sludge management, waste water treatment and Bio-remediation of all legacy dump sites.

Clean Air

The Government allocated Rs. 2,217 crore to tackle air pollution, for 42 urban centers with a million-plus population.

Scrapping Policy

The Government launched Voluntary vehicle scrapping policy, By this policy the Government will make automated fitness centers to identify old and unfit vehicles, the government will also give incentive to scrap those cars and buy new cars.

Physical, Financial Capital and Infrastructure

Production linked incentive Scheme

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman pledged to Invest Rs. 1.97 Lakh crore in PLI Scheme for next 5 years in 13 sectors to promote Atma Nirbhar bharat and make India a Global manufacturing Hub.

Textiles

Mega Investment Textile Parks(MITRA) scheme is launched by Indian government to make 7 Textile parks in three years and attract investment in the textile sector.

Infrastructure

The National Infrastructure Pipeline is extended to 7400 Projects and focused on 3 areas to increase the funding

  1. Creation of institutional structures.
  2. Big thrust on monetizing assets.
  3. Enhancing the share of capital expenditure.

Roads and Highways Infrastructure

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways outlaid Rs. 1.18 lakh crore worth projects, which is highest and the Government of India is also going to make 3.3 lakh crore worth of Roads under Bharatmala Pariyojna .

Railway Infrastructure

Finance minister allocated Rs. 1.1 lakh crore of which Rs. 1.07 lakh crore is for capital spending, the government has planned make Indian Railways future Ready by 2030s, Electrify all Broad Gauge lines by December 2023, Add vistadome coaches in Tourist Routes, Use Indigenously developed automatic train protection system and proposed three new Dedicated freight corridors.

  1. East Coast corridor from Kharagpur to Vijayawada.
  2. East-West Corridor from Bhusaval to Kharagpur to Dankuni.
  3. North-South corridor from Itarsi to Vijayawada.

Announcements

Census

Nirmala Sitharaman confirmed in her budget speech that 2021 census will be first ever digital census in India. [5] The Finance Minister allocated 3,768 crore for carrying out the census in 2021 Union budget of India. [6]

Co-operatives

Sitharaman announced special provisions for the strengthening of cooperatives, which was ultimately taken up by setting up the Ministry of Co-operation. [7]

Reception

The market welcomed the budget. The BSE Sensex closed with over 5% gain, the highest gain since the "dream budget" of 1997. [8]

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References

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  5. "2021 census to go digital". February 2021.
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  7. Mishra, Himanshu Shekhar (6 July 2021). Pullanoor, Harish (ed.). "New "Ministry Of Cooperation" Created A Day Before PM's Cabinet Reshuffle". NDTV.com.
  8. "Market clocks best Budget Day performance since 1997: Here's a breakdown". cnbctv18.com. February 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-02.

Further reading

2022 Union Budget of India
PRS Legislative Research: Union Budget 2021-22 Analysis