2021-02-01T15:10:00
INDIA: Plans to outsource the operation and maintenance of the Dedicated Freight Corridors were unveiled as part of the national budget for the 2021-22 financial year, which was presented to parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
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Railway Budget 2021 live: New map for future-ready Indian Railways unveiled; highlights
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Railway Budget 2021 live: New map for future-ready Indian Railways unveiled; highlights
Smriti Jain / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Feb 1, 2021, 13:58 IST
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Railway Budget 2021: Till a few years back Railway Budget was presented separately by the Railway Minister.
Railway Budget 2021 live: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke of the New Rail Plan that envisages a future-ready Indian Railways by 2030. As part of her Union Budget 2021 speech, Sitharaman announced Rs 1,10,055 crore for Indian Railways. Out of this record sum, Rs 1,07,100 crore is for capital expenditure. Talking about the priorities of Indian Railways, FM spoke of the commissioning of the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors.
No Fiscal Penny-Pinching; Policy Corroboration, Focus On Healthcare And Infrastructure â Budget 2021 Hits The Right Notes
by Aashish Chandorkar - Feb 1, 2021 03:01 PM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Snapshot
Budget 2021 sets the direction for an Atmanirbhar Bharat â focus on human capital and physical infrastructure.
Indian Union Budgets have largely become an event to check for negative surprises in the last few years â the broader policy making happens round the year and is no longer dependent on the Budget day.
In a tough year when the world battled a once in a lifetime pandemic and continued uncertainty ahead on geopolitical as well as economic front, the budget expectations were largely negative.