Budget is a booster dose to AatmaNirbhar Bharat: Assocham

Finance Minister Mrs Nirmala Sitharaman today gave a booster dose to the economy through six pillars of mega rise in capital expenditure on healthcare, physical infrastructure without putting much pressure on the taxpayers, ASSOCHAM President Mr Vineet Agarwal said. A huge 137 per cent increase in outlay for healthcare with specific Rs 35,000 crore for Covid-19 vaccine rollout, a courageous asset monetisation programme along with strategic disinvestment including two banks stand out as defining features of the Budget for 2021-22, Mr Agarwal said.