Union Budget 2021: Here is Full Text of Nirmala Sitharaman s Address at the Parliament
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Introduction
Honourable Speaker, the preparation of this Budget was undertaken in circumstances like never before. We knew of calamities that have affected a country or a region within a country, but what we have endured with COVID-19 through 2020 is sui generis. RELATED NEWS
When I presented the Budget 2020-21, we could not have imagined that the global economy, already in throes of a slowdown, would be pushed into an unprecedented contraction.
We could not have also imagined then that our people as those in other countries would have to endure the loss of near and dear ones and suffer hardships brought about due to a health crisis.
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Govt allocates Rs 13,949 crore to Space Dept as India preps up for Gaganyaan launch
After a steep cut last year, the Department of Space has been allocated Rs 13,949 crore in this Budget, of which Rs 8,228 crore have been earmarked for capital expenditure. Rs 700 crore has been allocated for the New Space India Limited (NSIL), a newly formed public sector undertaking under the Department of Space. The New Space India Limited, a PSU under the Department of Space, will execute the PSLV-CS51 launch, carrying the Amazonia Satellite from Brazil, along with a few smaller Indian satellites, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget speech.
NEW DELHI: The country’s first unmanned space flight under the Gaganyaan programme before the final human spaceflight mission is scheduled to be launched in December this year, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced as part of the Budget on Monday. She also said that “2021 will be the year of Chandrayaan-3”, a successor to the Chandrayaan-2 moon landing mission launched in 2019. She also proposed to launch a ‘Deep Ocean Mission’ with a budget outlay of more than Rs 4,000 crore over five years.
“As part of the Gaganyaan mission activities, four Indian astronauts are being trained on Generic Space Flight aspects in Russia. The first unmanned launch is slated for December 2021,” the FM said in Parliament. The first unmanned flight was initially scheduled to be held in December last year but had to be postponed due to the pandemic. Two unmanned GSLV rockets each carrying a humanoid (a robot simulating human forms) will be tested before the human flight carryi
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Budget 2021: Who got what
India s ambitious Budget 2021 had something for everyone. But, infrastructure and healthcare turned out to be the biggest winners. The allocation for the defence sector too wasn t any lesser. In a host of announcements, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to pull out the country s economy from a creaking financial system, generate more employment opportunities, and ramp up healthcare by prioritizing vaccination for all. There were quite a few firsts during the presentation of the 2021-22 Union Budget in the Lok Sabha. For the first time, the budget went paperless and members were provided soft copies of the speech and documents. The 110-minute speech was her shortest.
Gaganyaan: First unmanned space flight set to be launched in Dec
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New Delhi, Feb 1 : India s first unmanned space flight as part of the Gaganyaan mission is scheduled to be launched in December this year, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday.
Initially planned for December 2020, the launch was delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Four Indian astronauts are being trained in Russia. The first unmanned launch, the precursor to a manned mission, is scheduled for December 2021, Sitharaman said while presenting the Union Budget on Monday.