Budget 2022 Speech Highlights

Budget Session 2022: President Kovind hails India's COVID-19 vaccine drive, says government prioritises small farmers and the poor

The President's address officially marked the beginning of the Budget Session of Parliament. The session is being held in two phases — from 31 January to 11 February and 13 March to 8 April

Union Budget 2022: Centre strikes a fine balance between growth and fiscal consolidation

People were expecting more direct cash enhancement measures for the agriculture and rural belts, as growing joblessness and weak demand in rural belts is acting as a major drag on India’s economic recovery in the current phase

Year of the Tiger Union Budget 2022-23: A growth-oriented exercise with no populist overtones

The Nehruvian order is predictably baffled, as there are none of the usual markers on welfarism, no ‘common man’ carrots, and no freebies

Union Budget 2022: A balanced budget with a few missed opportunities, says Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

As far as corporate India is concerned, obviously we are happy because there are no negative surprises. It is almost business as usual

Budget 2022: Elections keep happening, but Budget Session is important, must make it fruitful, says PM Modi

Union Budget 2022-23: The prime minister said that open-minded discussions of parliamentarians in the Budget Session can become an important opportunity for making a global impact

Union Budget 2022: Defence goes atmanirbhar as budgetary allocation upped to Rs 5.25 lakh crore

In the Union Budget presented in Parliament by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, a total of Rs 1,52,369 crore has been set aside for capital expenditure that includes purchasing new weapons, aircraft, warships and other military hardware.

Budget 2022: EV players hope regulatory reforms will make financing more accessible

Union Budget 2022-23: The government should provide incentives for EV adoption to boost domestic demand

Union Budget 2022: Child rights NGOs seek increased allocation for elimination of child labour

Other suggestions include enhanced budgetary allocation for rehabilitation of bonded labour, which is a part of the overall budget head of the National Child Labour Project (NCLP

Union Budget 2022: This budget could bring the next half-a-billion Indians to the formal sector

The government should incentivise businesses that aim to digitise the MSMEs such as payment companies or FMCGs and B2B eCommerce companies that are aiming to digitise the consumption of these MSMEs.

Budget 2022: Higher allocation for logistics sector likely given its strong linkages with economy

Budget 2022-23: It now remains to be seen how the new Omicron variant impacts the logistics sector in Q4FY2022