Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman on infrastructure development to boost growth, create jobs

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented the Union Budget 2021-2022 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The budget 2021, presented by Nirmala Sitharaman, widely focused on infrastructure development and boosting spending on job creation.

The budget, economists and experts say, will be the starting point for picking up the pieces after the economic destruction caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.