Healthcare likely to get top priority in Budget 2021, shows survey SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 31, 2021, 11:49 PM IST Share Synopsis Beyond this, about 15% saw manufacturing as part of the priority list for the budget makers. About 11% of the participants felt the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector would get priority. Shutterstock.com New Delhi: Healthcare is expected to get top priority in the Union Budget 2021-22 in terms of resource allocation and policy support amid a once-in-a-century pandemic, according to an industry survey. About 40% of 550 respondents to the pre-budget expectations survey conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) said the healthcare sector would receive priority in the budget, to be presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.