Union Budget 2022 highlights | Sharp hike in capital expenditure; no changes in Income Tax
The HinduUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2022 on February 1. She said that the Budget proposals for this financial year rest on health and well-being, infrastructure, inclusive development, energy transition and climate action, financing of investments and 'Minimum Government, Maximum Governance'. Here are the highlights of the Budget in a glance: Infrastructure PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan at a cost of ₹20,000 crore National Highways network to be expanded by 25,000 kms in 2022-23. 60 km of ropeway projects under the Parvat Mala project Metro systems, muti-model connectivity 100 Gati Shakti cargo terminals in the next 3 years. 2022 to be Year of Millet - support for post-harvest value addition for millet products Using Kisan drones for crop assessment and spraying of pesticides Ken-Betwa river linking project at a cost of Rs 44,000 crore, to benefit 9.0 lakh hectare of farmer land Education Digital University will be established, and to be made in different Indian languages, based on networked hub model.