India's 2021 budget presented during the epidemic

Due to the Corona epidemic, the budget for 2021 has been presented in India today, giving priority to the health sector.

The country's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the budget for the health sector has doubled from last year to Rs 2,23,846 crore.

Of this, Rs 35,000 crore will be spent on the corona vaccine. Besides, capital expenditure has been increased to Rs 5.54 lakh crore to recover the economy damaged in Corona. Which is 34 percent more than last year. The budget of the agricultural sector has also increased.

Besides, infrastructure budgets have been increased in West Bengal and Assam. This year's defense budget has been set at Rs 4.87 lakh crore. This is the highest in the last 15 years in the field of defense.

The budget for this sector has been increased due to the ongoing conflict with China. The budget excludes people over the age of 65 from income tax returns.