Union Budget 2021: A budget after pandemic - like never before This year's budget was in the midst of the pandemic, but stayed on the path of 'AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan' that supplements the Make in India vision of the government Saloni Roy | February 3, 2021 | Updated 00:13 IST The customs duty changes are in line with the objective to boost domestic manufacturing industry that will further strengthen the Indian economy Amidst the coronavirus pandemic and a challenging year for the Indian economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Budget on February 1. Her previous budget speeches have spoken of the vision of 'Make in India' and India becoming a $5 trillion economy - and this year's budget continued a similar theme.