Union Budget 2021-22 focuses on health, infrastructure and self-reliance

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resenting the
Union Budget
2021 on Mon-
day, Finance
Minister Nir-
mala Sithara-
manannouncedanewcen-
trally sponsored scheme –
PM Aatmanirbhar
Swasthya Bharat Yoja-
na – with an outlay of
Rs 64,180 crore over
six years. She said
the scheme will
develop capaci-
ties of primary
,
secondary
, and
tertiary care
health sys-
tems, strength-
en existing in-
stitutions and
create new insti-
tutions to cater to
the detection and
cure of new emerging
diseases. New scheme will
be an addition to the Na-
tional Health Mission, she
said.
Overall, Sitharaman
proposed Rs 2,23,846 crore
Budget outlay for health
and well being for 2021-22,
compared to Rs 94,452
crore in the current fiscal,
an increase of 137 per
cent. She also said that the
government would pro-
vide Rs 35,000 crore for the
Covid-19 vaccination pro-
gram in 2021-22 and is
committed to providing
more funds if needed.
Emphasising the impor-
tance of the healthcare
system in the post-Covid
world, Turn to P7
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a tablet containing Union
Budget 2021-22, during the Budget Session and is accompanied by
MoS Finance Anurag Thakur on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
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Narendra Modi
@Narendramodi
#Aatmanirbhar
BharatKaBudget is a
budget of opportunities,
which will further
growth in a wide range
of sectors. This is a
Budget that will further
‘Ease of Living’ and
bring many positive
changes for individuals,
investors, industry and
infrastructure.
Amit Shah
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Our sensitive PM
@narendramodi
has announced Rs
35,000 crore fund for
vaccination against
coronavirus. This shows
Modi’s resolve to make
India coronavirus free.
I thank Modiji for this.
Budget 2021-22 will
pave the way for a self-
reliant India.
Rahul Gandhi
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#Budget2021 must:
Support MSMEs,
farmers and workers to
generate employment.
Increase Healthcare
expenditure to save
lives. Increase Defence
expenditure to safeguard
borders. Forget putting
cash in the hands of
people, Modi Govt plans
to handover India’s
assets to his crony
capitalist friends.
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If in the past, instead
of opposing FDI for
political reasons, BJP
would have supported
the UPA in the interest
of the country, then the
country would have
progressed further in
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Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, while re-
acting to the Union
Budget on Monday
, said
that this is an anti-poor,
anti-farmer, inflation-
raising, direction less
and hopeless budget.
“No concrete measures
have been taken to ad-
dress the problem of
acute unemployment
arising out of the Coro-
na pandemic. Middle
class taxpayers hoped
that the Modi govern-
ment would give some
relief by changing the
incometaxslab,butthis
did not happen. Every
section of the society
hasbeencompletelydis-
appointed by this budg-
et,” Gehlot observed.
With regards to Ra-
jasthan, the Chief Min-
ister has described the
budget as a completely
disappointing. Gehlot
said, “We hoped that in
the budget, East Ra-
jasthan Canal Project
(ERCP) would get the
status of National Pro-
ject and Rajasthan
would get special state
status in ‘Har Ghar Nal
Yojna’ but this has not
happened. Despite all
MPs from the state be-
ing of the NDA, the
central government
has treated Rajasthan
discriminately
.
The entire focus of
this budget was only on
the electoral states of
West Bengal, Assam,
TamilNadu,Keralaand
Puducherry
. It seems to
be more ‘five electoral
state budgets’ than the
Union Budget.”
Regarding the finan-
cial crises on the states
after the Corona pan-
demic, Gehlot said that
the financial Turn to P8
Union Budget seems to be more ‘5 electoral
state budgets’ than Union Budget: CM Gehlot Mumbai: The Indian markets recorded their
sharpest-ever Budget rally (in absolute terms)
on Monday, ending the session 5% up, as
investors cheered the Budget presented by FM
Nirmala Sithara-
man in the Parlia-
ment on Monday.
The FM announced
capital expenditure
of Rs 5.54 trillion
for FY22 as against
Rs 4.39 trillion
for FY21. Further, she announced the FY22
disinvestment target at Rs 1.75 trillion while the
FY21 fiscal deficit was pegged at 9.5 per cent
of GDP. On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty
soared 646.60 points or 4.74 per cent to finish
at 14,281.20. The optimism despite higher
borrowing and a wider fiscal deficit, analysts
say, was on account of the positive measures to
revive the Covid-19 hit economy. Turn to P7
DALAL STREET
CHEERS UNION BUDGET
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Sensex closes @ 2314, highest
in 24 year on budget day
CM TO HOLD MEET FOR STATE
BUDGET ON FEB 5
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will start his
interactions with various organizations and
individuals to get ideas about the state budget. For
this purpose, Gehlot will hold talks with Women
organizations on 5th February followed by social
workers, farmer organizations among others.
FDI hike in
insurance to 74 per
cent from 49 per
cent with foreign
control under
safeguards. The
Finance Minister
has set a target of
`16.5 lakh crore as
agricultural credit.
It was the shortest
speech by FM, who
had delivered the
longest speech
last year. Her first
Budget speech
in 2019 was for
around 137 minutes
and in 2020, it was
for 160 minutes.
FM read out her
110-minute speech
from a tablet and
with this for the first
time, the Budget
went paperless
and members were
provided soft copies
of the speech and
documents.
2021 is the year of many
important milestones for India.
It is 75th year of Independence;
60 years of Goa’s accession
to India; 50 years of 1971
Indo-Pak War; 8th Census
of Independent India; India’s
turn at BRICS Presidency;
Chandrayaan-3 Mission &
Haridwar Maha Kumbh.
Senior citizens above 75, having
pension and interest income
exempted from filing tax returns
Capital infusion of Rs 1,000 crore
to Solar Energy Corporation of
India and Rs 1,500 crore to Indian
Renewable Energy Development
Agency
HEALTH
PENSION
EDUCATION
BUSINESS
WOMAN
& CHILD
DEFENCE
No mention of
Make in India,
Skill India,
seems Modi govt
has accepted all
these schemes as
unsuccessful
Honourable Prime
Minister launched the
vaccination drive by
crediting and thanking
our scientists. We are ever
grateful for the strength
and rigour of their efforts
Nirmala Sitharaman,
Finance Minister
outlay for Health and Wellbeing in
Budget Estimates (BE) 2021-22 as
against Rs 94,452 crore in
BE 2020-21 - an increase of 137%
Health & Wellbeing; Physical & Financial
Capital, & Infrastructure; Inclusive
Development for Aspirational India;
Reinvigorating Human Capital; Innovation
and R&D; Min Govt & Max Governance
highest ever outlay, for Ministry of Road
Transport and Highways
`2,23,846 CR
6 PILLARS
`1,18,101 L CR
Concept:
Vinod
Kumar
Sharma
Imagination:
Uttam
Kumar
Sain
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UNION BUDGET
2021-22
UJJWALA SCHEME EXTENDED TO
COVER 1 CRORE MORE BENEFICIARIES
`2,217 CR TO TACKLE AIR POLLUTION, FOR 42
URBAN CENTERS WITH A MILLION-PLUS POPULATION
AGRICULTURE/INFRA
This Budget has set
the highest ever
capital expenditure
target in the history
of Independent
India by underling
funds for capex
worth Rs 5.54 lakh
crore. This capex
push will set the
ball rolling for
making India a
five trillion dollar
economy.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
The current
National
Apprenticeship
Training Scheme
will be realigned for
providing post-
education
apprenticeship,
training of
graduates and
diploma holders in
engineering. Over
3,000 crores to be
allotted for this.
Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal
Nishank
@DrRPNishank
Building robust
health care infra to
address present &
future challenges.
Interventions under
PM #Aatmanirbhar
Swasth Bharat
Yojana include
establishing critical
care hospital blocks,
integrated public
health labs in all
districts &
strengthening
HWCs.
Dr Harsh Vardhan
@drharshvardhan
Voluntary vehicle scrapping policy announced

Policy announced
to phase out old
and unfit vehicles
under which the
personal vehicles
will undergo a
fitness test in
automated
centres after 20
years while the
commercial
vehicles will
undergo the test
after 15 years.
New Delhi: Union Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman on Monday an-
nounced a voluntary vehi-
cle scrapping policy to
phase out old and unfit ve-
hicles under which the per-
sonal vehicles will undergo
a fitness test in automated
centres after 20 years while
the commercial vehicles
will undergo the test after
15 years.
“We are separately an-
nouncing a voluntary vehi-
cle scrapping policy to
phase out old and unfit ve-
hicles. This will help in en-
couraging fuel-efficient,
environment-friendly vehi-
cles. Thereby, reducing ve-
hicular pollution and oil
import bill,” said Sithara-
man in the Parliament
while presenting the Union
Budget 2021-22. “Vehicle
should undergo a fitness
test in automated fitness
centres after 20 years in
case of personal vehicles
and after 15 years in case of
commercial vehicles,” she
added. In Part A of Budget
2021, the Union Finance
Minister laid out a vision
for Atmanirbhar Bharat to
strengthen the vision of
Nation First, doubling
farmers’ income, strong in-
fra, women’s empower-
ment, healthy India, good
governance, education for
all, inclusive development.
The Union Budget 2021-
22 proposals rest on six pil-
lars: Health and well-being,
physical and financial cap-
ital and infrastructure, in-
clusive development for
aspirational India reinvig-
orating human capital in-
novation and R&D mini-
mum government, maxi-
mum governance. —ANI
Rural infra devp fund
increased to `40k cr
PROVISION
`15,700 cr
provided for
MSME sector
New Delhi: Union Fi-
Sitharaman has made a
provision of 15,700
crore for the Ministry of
Micro, Small and Medi-
um Enterprises (MSME)
sector in the Union
Budget 2021-22.
“We have taken a
number of steps to sup-
port the MSME sector in
this budget. I have pro-
vided 15,700 crore more
than double the previous
year,” said Ms Sithara-
man while presenting
the Union Budget in the
Parliament.
“Financial Inclusion:
To further facilitate
credit flow under the
scheme of Stand Up In-
dia for the Scheduled
Caste and Scheduled
Tribes and also women,
I propose to reduce the
margin money require-
ment from 25 per cent 15
per cent only and to also
include loans for activi-
ties in allied activities in
agriculture,” the Fi-
nance Minister added.
The Union Budget
2021-22 proposals rest on
six pillars: Health and
well-being, physical and
financial capital and in-
frastructure, inclusive
development for aspira-
tional India reinvigorat-
ing human capital, inno-
vation and R&D, mini-
mum government and
maximum governance.
While presenting the
Budget, Sitharaman
said, only three times
has the Budget followed
a contraction in the
economy this time, un-
like before, the situation
is due to a global pan-
demic Budget-2021 pro-
vides every opportunity
for the economy to cap-
ture the pace and grow
sustainably
.
Amid crisis, agriculture credit
target up to `16.5 lakh crore
mid the ongoing
farm crisis with
protests against
the farm laws con-
tinuing for
months, Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman said
in her Budget 2021 speech
that the government is in-
creasing the agriculture
credit target to Rs 16.5
lakh crore.
“Our government is
committed to the welfare
of farmers. The MSP re-
gime has undergone a
change to assure price that
is at least 1.5 times the cost
of production across all
commodities,” said Sithar-
aman, in assurance to the
farm sector.
Sitharaman further add-
ed, “Procurement has also
continued to increase at a
steady pace. This has re-
sulted in increase in pay-
ment to farmers substan-
tially
. In case of wheat, the
total payment made to
farmers in 2013-14 was Rs
Rs 33,874 crore. In 2019-20 it
was Rs 62,802 crore and in
2020-21, it was Rs 75,060
crore.” “Cotton farmers
saw stupendous increase in
the amount that was paid to
them in 2013-14, that was Rs
90 crore and it was in-
creased to over Rs 25,000
crore in 2020-21,” said Si-
tharaman.
In her budget speech for
the next fiscal, she said the
procurement of crops like
paddy, wheat, pulses and
cotton has jumped mani-
fold in the last six years.
Nirmala Sitharaman said a
total of 43.36 lakh farmers
have benefited from these
payments.
In Budget 2021, Sithara-
man also proposed to in-
crease agriculture credit
target to Rs 16.5 lakh crore.
Sitharaman also an-
nounced an Agricultural
Infrastructure and Devel-
opment Cess (AIDC) to con-
serve agricultural output
and improve infrastruc-
ture. “There is an immedi-
ate need to improve agri-
cultural infrastructure so
that we produce more,
while also conserving and
processing agricultural
output efficiently
. This will
ensure enhanced remuner-
ation for our farmers. To
earmark resources for this
purpose, I propose an Agri-
culture Infrastructure and
Development Cess (AIDC)
on a small number of
items. However, while ap-
plying this cess, we have
taken care not to put addi-
tional burden on consum-
ers on most items,” Sithar-
aman said.
FM announced agricultural infrastructure & development cess to conserve agri output & boost infra
WELFARE OF FARMERS
A
BUDGET DECODED
Budget for 2021-22 imposed a Rs 2.5 per litre agri infra cess on petrol, Rs 4 on diesel. —PHOTO BY PTI
The Finance Minister
also announced an en-
hanced allocation to the
Rural Infrastructure Devel-
opment Fund from Rs
30,000 crore to Rs 40,000
crore. She further proposed
to double Micro Irrigation
Fund, started with a corpus
of Rs 5,000 crore under (Na-
tional Bank for Agricul-
ture and Rural Develop-
ment) NABARD, by aug-
menting it by another Rs
5,000 crore.
In order to boost value
addition in agriculture and
allied products and their
exports, Sitharaman also
proposed to increase the
scope of ‘Operation Green
Scheme’ that is presently
applicable to tomatoes, on-
ions, and potatoes (TOPS),
to be enlarged to include 22
perishable products.
On seaweed farming, she
said: “Seaweed farming is
an emerging sector with
the potential to transform
the lives of coastal commu-
nities. It will provide large-
scale employment and ad-
ditional incomes. To pro-
mote seaweed cultivation, I
propose a mltipurpose Sea-
weed Park to be established
in Tamil Nadu.” —ANI
HIGHLIGHTS
 Finance Minister said,
procurement has also
continued to increase
at steady pace. This has
resulted increase in
payment to farmers
substantially
 FM said, there is an im-
mediate need to improve
agricultural infrastructure
so that we produce more,
while also conserving and
processing agricultural
output efficiently
 FM proposed to increase
the scope of ‘Operation Green
Scheme’ that is presently ap-
plicable to tomatoes, onions,
and potatoes (TOPS), to be
enlarged to include 22 perish-
able products.
 We are separately an-
nouncing a voluntary vehicle
scrapping policy to phase out
old and unfit vehicles. This
will help in encouraging fuel-
efficient, environment-friendly
vehicles.
`2,23,846 crore
OUTLAY FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN BUDGET
ESTIMATES (BE) 2021-22 AS AGAINST RS 94,452
CRORE IN BE 2020-21 - AN INCREASE OF 137%
`35,000 crore
FOR COVID-19 VACCINE IN BUDGET ESTIMATES
2021-22. RS. 2,87,000 CRORE OVER 5 YEARS FOR JAL
JEEVAN MISSION (URBAN) TO BE LAUNCHED.

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UNION BUDGET
2021-22
GOVT TO BRING IPO OF LIC, REQUISITE
AMENDMENTS BEING MADE
TO FURTHER CONSOLIDATE FINANCIAL CAPACITY OF
PSBS, FURTHER RECAPITALIZATION OF `20,000 CR
POWER/HIGHWAYS
Great #Budget2021
announcements, @
nsitharaman Ji,
especially on
healthcare and
vaccines; this is the
best investment any
country can make.
A healthier India is
a more productive
India.
Adar Poonawalla
@adarpoonawalla
In a time of
unprecedented
economic stress, the
Govt’s responsibility
was to spend enough
to revive the
economy or else face
enormous human
suffering. So I had
one expectation from
this budget: that we
should be very
liberal in terms of
the targeted fiscal
deficit. Box ticked.
Anand Mahindra
@anandmahindra
Investors are driving
markets up like
#GameStop after
#Budget2021 turns
out to be like the
#Reddit forum that’s
putting power in
hands of masses. A
budget that focuses
on healthcare,
vaccination and
infrastructure- truly
democratising
growth! Except this
budget isn’t a
bubble!
Harsh Goenka
@hvgoenka
Highwaytodevelopment:`1.18Lcrinfraboost

Allocating
an enhanced
outlay of `1.18
lakh cr for
highways for
2021-22, FM
said execution
of flagship
highways
corridors as
well as projects
are bound to
speed up
Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman,
presenting the Union
Budget 2021-22, pledged
that the Centre will award
national highway pro-
jects to the tune of 8,500
km by March 2022 and
complete an additional
11,000 km of National
Highway Corridor. To
this end, Sitharaman an-
nounced projects in Ta-
mil Nadu, Kerala, West
Bengal and Assam.
The Minister said that
this will be in addition to
over 13,000 km roadwork
awarded under the Cen-
trally sponsored Bharat-
mala Pariyojana project,
of which 3,800 km had al-
ready been constructed.
More economic corridors
are being planned to boost
infrastructure, she said.
In Tamil Nadu, 3,500 km
of national highway works
have been proposed at an
investment of 1.03 lakh
crore, including the con-
struction of the Madurai-
Kollam economic corridor.
In Kerala, 1,100 km of na-
tional highways have been
proposed at an investment
of 65,000 crore. This in-
cludes the 600 km-section
of the Mumbai-Kanyaku-
mari corridor.
In poll-bound West Ben-
gal, 25,000 crore has been
set aside for 675 km high-
way works, including the
re-development of Kolka-
ta-Siliguri highway. In
Assam, Ms. Sitharaman
announced that 1,300 km-
sof national highway will
be built in the coming
three years.
She added that an en-
hanced outlay of 1,18,101
crore had been set aside for
ports and highways.
The Delhi-Dehradun
Economic Corridor work
will be initiated in the cur-
rent financial year, while
the Kanpur-Lucknow Ex-
pressway work will be initi-
ated in 2021-22. —PTI
`1,000 cr proposed for
welfare of tea workers
in poll bound Assam,WB
FOR BABUS
Over `257
cr to train
bureaucrats
in India and
abroad
New Delhi: Over Rs 257
crore has been allocated
to the Personnel Minis-
try for the next financial
year for domestic and
foreign training of bu-
reaucrats and augment-
ing necessary infrastruc-
ture, according to the
Budget 2021-22 presented
by Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman.
Of the total allocation
of Rs 257.35 crore for
2021-22, Rs 178.32 crore
has been earmarked for
upgradation of the Lal
Bahadur Shastri Na-
tional Academy of Ad-
ministration (LBSNAA)
in Mussoorie to a centre
of excellence, augmen-
tation of training facili-
ties at the Delhi-based
Institute of Secretariat
Training and Manage-
ment (ISTM), and the
National Programme
for Civil Services & Ca-
pacity Building -- Mis-
sion Karmayogi, among
others.
The LBSNAA and the
ISTM conduct several
training programmes
for Indian Administra-
tive Service (IAS) offic-
ers and all other levels
of secretarial function-
aries with exposure to
rules, regulations and
aptitude.
The Union Cabinet
had in September last
year given nod to the
Mission Karmayogi,
dubbed as the biggest bu-
reaucratic reform initia-
tive, aimed at capacity
building to make gov-
ernment employees
more “creative, proac-
tive, professional & tech-
nology-enabled”. —PTI
GOVT PROPOSES `3.05 TRN
SCHEME TO POWER ECONOMY
inance Minister
Nirmala Sithara-
man on Monday
proposed a Rs 3.05
trillion scheme
spread over five years to
revivediscomsandaframe-
work to provide electricity
consumersoptiontochoose
from service providers.
These two announce-
ments are aimed at ensur-
ing 24X7 Power for All as
envisaged by the central
government.
Last year, the govern-
ment had enforced consum-
ers rules for the power sec-
tor to ensure delivery of
services.
But loss-making and
cash-strapped discoms -
which are mostly owned
and run by state - are una-
ble to buy sufficient power
from generation firms to
provide round the clock
supply. Total outstanding
dues of the discoms to-
wards power generating
firms stood at over Rs 1.35
trillion as of December
2020.
In her budget speech in
the Lok Sabha, Sithara-
man said, “The viability of
Distribution Companies is
a serious concern. A re-
vamped reforms-based re-
sult-linked power distribu-
tion sector scheme will be
launched with an outlay of
Rs 3,05,984 crores over 5
years”.
The minister said the
scheme will provide assis-
tance to discoms for infra-
structure creation, includ-
ing pre-paid smart meter-
ing and feeder separation,
up-gradation of systems,
etc., tied to financial im-
provements. The Centre in
November 2015 introduced
the UDAY (Ujjwal DISCOM
Assurance Yojana) scheme
for the revival of the debt-
laden discoms.
Under the scheme, dis-
coms were envisaged to
turn around financially
within three years from
signing agreements under
it. In September 2019, Pow-
er Minister R K Singh had
said that the Ministry of
Power was working on
UDAY 2.0 scheme.
There were expectations
that the scheme would be
announced in the General
Budget for 2020-21. But, no
such schemes were an-
nounced.
Though, Sitharaman
had last year in her budget
speech said, “distribution
sector, particularly the DIS-
COMS, was under financial
stress. Further measures to
reform DISCOMs would be
taken”. —PTI
Govt working to give electricity consumers a chance to choose their discoms or service providers
REVIVING DISCOMS
F
BUDGET DECODED
Confederation of Indian Industry members viewing Live Union Budget, in Chennai on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: The govern-
ment on Monday proposed
to provide Rs 1,000 crore for
the welfare of tea workers
in two poll-bound states -
Assam and West Bengal.
The government on Mon-
day proposed to provide Rs
1,000 crore for the welfare
of tea workers in two poll-
bound states - Assam and
West Bengal.
In the first paperless
Union Budget, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sithar-
aman said that a special
scheme will be devised for
the same.
“I propose to provide Rs
1,000 crores for the wel-
fare of tea workers espe-
cially women and their
children in Assam and
West Bengal,” she said
while presenting the Un-
ion Budget 2021-22. West
Bengal and Assam are the
two big tea producing
states in the country. —ANI
HIGHLIGHTS
 The Operationalisation
of 17 new Public Health
Units and strengthening of
33 existing Public Health
Units at Points of Entry,
that is at 32 Airports,
11 Seaports and 7 land
crossings.
 Setting up of a national
institution for One Health,
a Regional Research Plat-
form for WHO South East
Asia Region, 9 Bio-Safety
Level III laboratories and
4 regional National Insti-
tutes for Virology.
 Union Budget proposes
putting in place a frame-
work allowing a choice
of electricity supplier to
consumers. The current
session of Parliament
will consider the Electric-
ity (Amendment) Bill,
2021, that has proposed
amendments including
measures such as “de-
licensing” of the power
distribution business to
bring competition.
`15,700 crore
BUDGET ALLOCATION TO MSME SECTOR, MORE THAN
DOUBLE OF THIS YEAR’S BUSINESS ESTIMATE
`3,05,984 crore
OVER 5 YEARS FOR A REVAMPED, REFORMS-BASED
AND RESULT-LINKED NEW POWER DISTRIBUTION
SECTOR SCHEME
Workers on contract for Indian Railways, erect infrastructure for drawing electric cable lines over railway tracks
for use by locomotives in Ajmer on Monday. —PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA

Union Budget
04
UNION BUDGET
2021-22
`1,000 CR FOR WELFARE SCHEME FOR TEA
WORKERS OF ASSAM & WEST BENGAL.
NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE PIPELINE
EXPANDED TO 7,400 PROJECTS.
EDU/WOMEN&CHILD
The economy
of India is
recovering
rapidly by
fighting a
successful battle
with the Corona
pandemic.The
economy is
further
progressing
through this
Budget2021
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Government
slashed allocation
for agriculture by
6 per cent in the
budget, cut PM
Kisan Samman
budget by 13 per
cent, and reduced
budget for
Market
Intervention
Scheme by
25 per cent
Randeep Singh
Surjewala
@rssurjewala
This Budget is
“Gazette of
Glorious Journey
of Aatmanirbhar
Bharat”..
#UnionBudget
#Budget2021
#Aatmanirbhar
Bharat Ka
Budget @
PMOIndia @
nsithar.
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
@naqvimukhtar
`24,435 cr to make women & girls saksham

The highest
amount has
been allocated
to new schemes
like Saksham
Anganwadi and
Mission Poshan
2.0. The Beti
Bachao Beti
Padhao scheme
hasn’t been
allocated
anything
New Delhi: A sum of Rs
24,435 crore has been set
aside for the Women and
Child Development (WCD)
Ministry for the next fiscal
in the Budget announced
on Monday, a 16.31 per cent
increase over the 2020-21
financial year.
Out of Rs 24,435 crore,
the highest amount has
been allocated to the newly
announced Saksham An-
ganwadi and Mission
Poshan 2.0 scheme with Rs
20,105 crore.
Poshan 2.0 scheme in an
umbrella scheme covering
the Integrated Child Devel-
opment Services (ICDS),
Anganwadi Services,
Poshan Abhiyaan, Scheme
For Adolescent Girls and
the National Creche
Scheme.
The amount set aside for
the Women and Child De-
velopment (WCD) Ministry
is 16 per cent higher over
the 2020-21 financial year.
In 2020-21, Rs 30,007.09
crore was allocated which
was revised to Rs 21,008.31
crore.
The total amount for the
social services sector,
which includes nutrition
and social security and wel-
fare, has been increased
from Rs 2,411.80 crore in
2020-21 to Rs 3,575.96 crore
in 2021-22.
The schemes like Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao, One
Stop Centres, Swadhar
Greh, Child Protection,
Pradhan Mantri Matru
Vandana Yojana, Scheme
for Adolescent Girls
Scheme and Ujjawala have
not been allocated any-
thing in this budget.
The budget for Mission
for Protection and Empow-
erment of Women has been
drastically reduced from
Rs 726 crore to Rs 48 crore.
In social Services, Rs
783.82 crore was allocated
while in the previous fiscal,
an amount of Rs 695 crore
was allocated. —PTI
Unmanned Gaganyaan
launch in Dec: FM
RAGASPEAKS
Govt handing
India’s assets
to crony
capitalists
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
hit out at the Centre on
Monday following the
presentation of the
2021-22 Union Budget,
alleging that the Naren-
dra Modi government
plans to handover In-
dia’s assets to crony
capitalists.
The government on
Monday budgeted .75
lakh crore from stake
sale in public sector
companies and finan-
cial institutions, in-
cluding two PSU banks
and an insurance com-
pany, in the next fiscal.
“Forget putting cash
in the hands of people,
Modi governme nt
plans to handover In-
dia’s assets to his crony
capitalist friends,” he
said after the presenta-
tion of the Union Budg-
et. Prior to the presen-
tation of the budget, he
said it should provide
support to small and
medium enterprises,
farmers and workers,
and generate employ-
ment.
Gandhi also demand-
ed an increase in
healthcare budget and
hike in defence expend-
iture to safeguard the
country’s borders.
“Budget 2021 must: Sup-
port MSMEs, farmers
and workers to gener-
ate employment.
Increase healthcare
expenditure to save
lives. Increase defence
expenditure to safe-
guard borders,” he said
on Twitter. —PTI
`93,224-creduboost,however,
6.1%lowerallocationthisyear
etting up a Central
university in Leh,
100 new Sainik
schools and High-
er Education Com-
mission of India, increas-
ing collaboration with for-
eign institutions as well as
strengthening over 15,000
schools as per new NEP,
are among the major an-
nouncements from the ed-
ucation sector in the Budg-
et for 2021-22 announced
on Monday. The Ministry
of Education has received
a total of 93,224.31 crore
this year. In 2020-21, it was
allocated Rs 99,311.52
crore.
“For accessible higher
education in Ladakh, I pro-
pose to set up a Central Uni-
versity in Leh,” Union Fi-
Sitharaman said in her
budget speech.
She said, “More than
15,000 schools will be quali-
tatively strengthened to
include all components of
the National Education
Policy. They shall emerge
as exemplar schools in
their regions, handholding
and mentoring other
schools to achieve the ide-
als of the Policy. 100 new
Sainik Schools will be set
up in partnership with
NGOs, private schools and
states. “In Budget 2019-20,
I had mentioned about the
setting-up of Higher Edu-
cation Commission of In-
dia. We would be introduc-
ing legislation this year to
implement the same. It will
be an umbrella body hav-
ing 4 separate vehicles for
standard-setting, accredi-
tation, regulation, and
funding.” In the Budget,
the blanket exemption in
annual receipts for charita-
ble trusts running educa-
tional institutions, has
been increased from Rs 1
crore to 5 crore.
In order to promote en-
hanced academic collabora-
tion with foreign higher ed-
ucational institutions, the
budget has proposed to put
inplacearegulatorymecha-
nism to permit dual de-
grees, joint degrees, twin-
ning arrangements and
othersuchmechanisms.For
children with hearing im-
pairments, the government
has proposed to work on
standardization of Indian
Sign language across the
countryanddevelopnation-
al and state curriculum ma-
terials for use by them. Si-
tharaman announced that
the CBSE board exam re-
forms will be implemented
academic session in a
phased manner. —ANI
Budget: Cental varsity in Leh, strengthening over 15K schools as per new NEP announced
PADHEGA INDIA
S
New Delhi: India’s un-
manned space flight will
take place in December this
year, Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman said
today during her annual
budget speech. This mis-
sion will be the first of two
to be undertaken before the
Indian Space Research Or-
ganisation launches its hu-
man spaceflight under the
“Gaganyaan” umbrella. It
was initially planned for
December 2020 but post-
poned due to the Covid-19
pandemic.
“Four Indian astronauts
are being trained in Russia.
The first unmanned
launch, the precursor to a
manned mission, is sched-
uled by December 2021,”
Ms Sitharaman told
Parliament today
.
The Gaganyaan mission
was announced by Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
during the 2018 Independ-
ence Day address to the na-
tion. It aims to send a three-
member crew to space for a
period of five to seven days
by 2022 when India com-
pletes 75 years of Independ-
ence. —ANI
BUDGET DECODED
Shiromani Akali Dal leaders Sukhbir Singh Badal & Harsimrat Kaur Badal hold placards as they stage a protest
against the farm laws, during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
HIGHLIGHTS
 Out of Rs 24,435 crore,
the highest amount has
been allocated to the
newly announced Saksham
Anganwadi and Mission
Poshan 2.0 scheme with
Rs 20,105 crore.
 Poshan 2.0 scheme in an
umbrella scheme covering
the Integrated Child Devel-
opment Services (ICDS),
Anganwadi Services,
Poshan Abhiyaan, Scheme
For Adolescent Girls
and the National Creche
Scheme.
 The schemes like Beti
Bachao Beti Padhao, One
Stop Centres, Swadhar
Greh, Child Protection,
Pradhan Mantri Matru Van-
dana Yojana, Scheme for
Adolescent Girls Scheme
and Ujjawala have not been
allocated anything in this
budget. The budget of min-
istry’s autonomous bodies
has been increased.
`1.97 LAKH CRORE
THE GOVERNMENT AIMS TO SPEND RS 1.97 LAKH
CRORE ON VARIOUS PLI SCHEMES OVER THE NEXT 5
YEARS, STARTING THIS FISCAL.
`3.05 LAKH CRORE
OUTLAY ANNOUNCED FOR POWER SECTOR & 100
MORE CITIES TO BE ADDED IN NEXT 3 YRS TO GAS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK.

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Union Budget
05
UNION BUDGET
2021-22
OVER 15K SCHOOLS TO BE STRENGTHENED
UNDER NATIONAL EDUCATION POLICY
FOR 2021-22, THE FISCAL DEFICIT IS ESTIMATED
AT 6.8% OF GDP IN THE UNION BUDGET
RAILWAYS/HEALTH
With an increased
focus on Minimum
Government &
Maximum
Governance, the
#Aatmanirbhar
Bharat
KaBudget
will further enhance
ease of doing
business,
encourage
research &
development
and help realise
PM@Narendra
Modi ji’s vision of
making India an
innovation hub.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
I welcome the new
Voluntary
Scrappage Scheme
for the prevention of
pollution. The fitness
test of private
vehicles will be after
20 years and the
fitness test for
commercial vehicles
will be after 15 years.
Nitin gadkari
@nitin_gadkari
The Budget 2021-22
presented by
Finance Minister @
nsitharaman Ji has
proven that under
the visionary
leadership of PM @
narendramodi Ji,
the massive
pandemic crisis has
been effectively
converted into huge
opportunity.
#NewIndia is
becoming a
completely
#AatmaNirbhar
Bharat
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Mission Poshan 2.0 to scale up nutrition

FM Nirmala
Sitharaman has
merged
supplementary
nutrition
programme and
the Poshan
Abhiyaan to
strengthen
nutritional
content, delivery,
outreach, and
outcome
New Delhi: The supple-
mentary nutrition pro-
gramme and the Poshan
Abhiyaan have been
merged to launch Mission
Poshan 2.0 to strengthen
nutritional content, deliv-
ery
, outreach, and outcome,
according to the budget an-
nounced on Monday
.
“To strengthen nutri-
tional content, delivery,
outreach, and outcome, we
will merge the Supplemen-
tary Nutrition Programme
and the Poshan Abhiyaan
and launch the Mission
Poshan 2.0. We shall adopt
an intensified strategy to
improve nutritional out-
comes across 112 aspira-
tional districts,” Finance
Minister said.
Out of Rs 24,435 crore al-
located to the WCD Minis-
try, an amount of Rs 20,105
crore has been assigned to
Saksham Anganwadi and
Poshan 2.0. Poshan 2.0
scheme in an umbrella
scheme covering the Inte-
grated Child Development
Services (ICDS), Angan-
wadi Services, Poshan Ab-
hiyaan, Scheme For Ado-
lescent Girls, National Cre-
che Scheme.
Meanwhile, the govern-
ment also announced the
Jal Jeevan mission with an
outlay of Rs 2.87 lakh crore
for 4,378 urban local bodies.
Presenting the Union
Budget for 2021-22, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sithara-
man further said Swachh
Bharat 2.0 will be imple-
mented with an outlay of
Rs 1,41,678 crore over a pe-
riod of five years.
In order to boost manu-
facturing in India, the fi-
nance minister also an-
nounced a production
linked incentive (PLI)
scheme with an outlay of
Rs 1.97 lakh crore for five
years starting this fiscal.A
scheme of mega invest-
ment textiles park in addi-
tion to PLI scheme will be
launched. —ANI
`3,726 cr allocated for
first digital census
ON TARGET
Nadda lauds
budget, says
will play vital
role in
creating jobs
New Delhi: Appreciat-
ing the ‘first digital
budget’ of India,
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) national president
JP Nadda on Monday
congratulated Finance
Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman and her team
and said the efforts made
in the budget will play
an important role in cre-
ating jobs in the country
.
“This is the first digi-
tal budget. As Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
said, this budget is mak-
ing the rules and regula-
tions easier and will in-
crease the ease of living
for common people,”
said Nadda. He said the
budget was presented
under uncommon cir-
cumstances and it has a
sense of reality and a
thrust on development.
“This budget is for
everyone. This budget
will fulfil the hopes and
aspirations of elderly,
youths, women, along
with labourers of organ-
ised and unorganised
sectors and also of small
and large industrialists.
I want to thank PM Nar-
endra Modi for this in-
clusive budget that is
dedicated to the all-
round welfare of all citi-
zens. Also congratula-
tions to Finance Minis-
ter Nirmala Sitharaman
and her team,” he said.
Nadda called ‘health
and wellbeing, financial
capital, inclusive
growth, human capital,
innovation, research
and development and
minimum intervention’
as the pillars of the
budget. —ANI
Nirmala lays tracks for Indian
Railways’ ‘superfast’ future
inance Minister
Nirmala Sithara-
man spoke of the
New Rail Plan that
envisages a future-
ready Indian Railways by
2030. As part of her Union
Budget 2021 speech, Sithar-
aman announced Rs
1,10,055 crore for Indian
Railways. Out of this re-
cord sum, Rs 1,07,100 crore
is for capital expenditure.
Talking about the priori-
ties of Indian Railways,
FM spoke of the commis-
sioning of the Eastern and
Western Dedicated Freight
Corridors.
According to Sithara-
man, the priority is to
bring down the logistics
cost for industry to pro-
mote ‘Make in India’. For
the same, the Eastern and
Western Dedicated Freight
corridors will be commis-
sioned by June 2022. A few
sections of the dedicated
freight corridors will be
made on Public-Private
Partnership mode. She
also said that the dedicated
freight corridor assets will
be monetised for opera-
tions and maintainance
once the corridors are
commissioned.
The Sonnagar–Gomoh
Section of the Eastern Ded-
icated Freight Corridor
will be taken up in PPP
mode in 2021-22. This sec-
tion is 263.7 kilometres
long. The Gomoh-Dankuni
section of 274.3 kilometres
length will also be taken up
in short succession.
In future, more dedicated
freight corridor projects
will be taken up. These are:
East Coast corridor from
Kharagpur to Vijayawada,
East-West Corridor from
Bhusaval to Kharagpur to
Dankuni and North-South
corridor from Itarsi to Vi-
jayawada. Detailed Project
Reports for the same will
be undertaken in the first
phase, Sitharaman said.
Railway Budget 2021
also highlighted the na-
tional transporter’s plan
for 100% electrification of
the broad gauge network
by December 2023. “Broad
Gauge Route Kilometers
(RKM) electrified is ex-
pected to reach 46,000 RKM
i.e., 72% by end of 2021
from 41,548 RKM on 1st Oct
2020,” she said.
On the passenger front,
Sitharaman said new Vis-
tadome LHB coaches will
be attached to trains on
tourist routes to enhance
comfort. According to the
FM, Indian Railways’ safe-
ty measures have borne re-
sults in the last few years.
Allocates `1,10,055 cr to make Railways future-ready by 2030 and promote Make in India
SPECIAL FILLIP
F
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has allocated Rs 3,726
crore for forthcoming Cen-
sus, which will be the first
digital census, Finance
Minister Nirmala Sithara-
man said on Monday
.
Presenting the Union
Budget for 2021-22, she said
the government is also
working on a national lan-
guage translation initia-
tive.
Sitharaman also an-
nounced a deep ocean mis-
sion with an outlay of more
than Rs 4,000 crore over five
years.
In other measures, she
said the government has
also proposed to set up a
conciliatory mechanism
for quick resolution of con-
tractual disputes.
Further, the government
also proposed to introduce
National Nursing and Mid-
wifery Commission Bill,
Sitharaman said. —ANI
`4.78 L CR FOR DEFENCE
 Overall defence budget for
2021-22 was hiked mar-
ginally by around 1.4%
but there was a nearly
19% rise in capital outlay
for military modernisa-
tion even as official data
showed that an additional
unbudgeted `20,776 cr
was spent to buy mili-
tary hardware in face of
Ladakh border standoff
with China.
 Allocation for Defence
services was increased to
`4.78 lakh crore.
 Revised capital expendi-
ture for 2020-21 was
pegged at `1,34,510 crore
as against last year’s
budgetary allocation of
`1,13,734 crore to reflect
the additional expenses.
 `1,35,060 cr has been set
aside for capital expenditure
that includes purchasing
new weapons, aircraft etc.
`1,000 CRORE
RS 1,000 CRORE TO SOLAR ENERGY CORPORATION
AND RS 1,500 TO RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
AGENCY WERE ALSO ANNOUNCED.
`2 CRORE
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT GOVERNMENT WILL
INCREASE MAXIMUM THRESHOLD PAID-UP CAPITAL
OF SMALL COMPANIES FROM RS 50L TO RS 2 CRORE
BUDGET DECODED
Union FM Sitharaman speaks at LS during the Budget Session of the Parliament in New Delhi on Monday.
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

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ealthcare pro-
viders on Mon-
day hailed the
2021-22 Union
Budget, saying
itprovides themuch-need-
ed fillip to the health sec-
tor and is a testimony to
India’s commitment to not
just fight back the COV-
ID-19pandemic,butalsoto
build a stronger and resil-
ient health system.
Poonam Khetrapal Sin-
gh, the Regional Director
WHO South-East Asia Re-
gion, said one of the
greatest lessons this pan-
demic has taught the
world is that health needs
to be a priority
.
According to Professor
K Srinath Reddy, the pres-
ident of Public Health
Foundation of India
(PHFI), the Union Budget
provides much needed fil-
lip to health, sanitation,
nutrition and pollution
control.
Commenting on the
Union Budget, Dr Prat-
hap C Reddy, the chair-
man of Apollo Hospitals
Group, said the COVID-19
pandemic was an unprec-
edented medical crisis
and it underlined the im-
portance of building a
resilient healthcare in-
frastructure.
Dr Ashutosh Raghu-
vanshi, the Managing Di-
rector and CEO of Fortis
Healthcare, said, “The
137 per cent increase in
the healthcare budget
from last year is notable.
Further, an infusion of
Rs 35,000 crore for vac-
cine development and dis-
tribution, ensuring pre-
ventive health and front-
line health and allied
workers’ skills building
along with surveillance
on infectious building,
reinforces Government’s
assurance on public
health programmes.”
Poonam Muttreja, the
executive director of Pop-
ulation Foundation of
India, said, “The PM’s an-
nouncement of At-
manirbhar Swasthya
Bharat Yojana is a step in
the right direction of
strengthening our health-
care capacities and infra-
structure. The increased
investment of Rs 50,000
crore over five years to
strengthen research and
development will surely
put India’s innovation on
the global map.”
Two leading NRI busi-
ness chiefs in the UK wel-
comed the Union Budget
as a promising and path-
breaking initiative.
Hinduja Group Co-
Chairman Gopichand P
Hinduja said the pro-
posed capital expendi-
ture of Rs 5.54 lakh
crores, 34.5 per cent high-
er than the current year,
augurs well for the infra-
structure, manufactur-
ing industry and job
creation and also wel-
comed the hike in the for-
eign direct investment
(FDI) cap for the insur-
ance sector.
London-based Caparo
Group founder Lord
Swraj Paul, whose com-
pany has business inter-
ests in India, took to Twit-
ter to congratulate the fi-
nance minister Sithara-
man and Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on the
Budget statement.
It should lead India to
the strength of what it
should be. @NarendraMo-
di you are the vision of
India which can be
achieved. The country has
great scope, he said.
Budget decoded: Self-confident India fights all adversities!
H
Calmness, gentleness, silence,
self-restraint, and purity:
these are the disciplines of
the mind. —Bhagwat Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Office of Mr. Anurag Thakur
@Anurag_Office
The Union Budgets stresses
upon the dual purposes
of asset monetisation and
making infrastructure
financing more robust.
#AatmanirbharBharatKaBudget
Narendra Singh Tomar
@nstomar
Under the leadership of Prime
Minister @narendramodiji we
are moving towards a healthy
strong India and this budget
is going to pave the way in that
direction. In this Budget every
category and every area has
been taken care of in totality.
#AatmanirbharBharatKaBudget
he litmus test to look at a budg-
et lies in the balancing act and
focusongrowthcentricparam-
eters. An intelligent finance
Minister will always take care
of balancing revenue and ex-
pendituresideof budgetonthe
onehandandshowingadoption
of growth centric face of budg-
et.Countercyclicalfiscalpolicy
wasonlytheoptionlefttomake
this Budget expansionary
.
Budget must reflect fiscal pru-
dence, certainty
, confidence,
sustainability features too.
The budget 2021-22 may be
certainly called as ‘Growth
Centric’ as major allocations
have been in focus areas like
Housing and urban affairs
(54581cr.), Health and Family
Welfare (73932 cr.), Education
(93224 cr.), Railways (110055
cr.), Road Transport and High-
ways (118101 cr.), Agriculture
and Farmers’ Welfare (131531
cr.),RuralDevelopment(133690
cr.), Home Affairs (166547 cr.),
Consumer Affairs, Food and
PublicDistribution(256948cr.)
and Defence (478196 cr.) and
hence this budget is dedicated
to infrastructure and health
sectorandwillfulfilthedream
of affordable housing.
Theassumptionsunderlying
the budget start with nominal
GDP growth, which itself is
highlyuncertain,unlikeinear-
lier years. Consensus among
economist is their on 9% real
growth in 2021 - 22 which, with
4% inflation should mean 13%
nominalgrowth.Evenwithout
any tax buoyancy it would pro-
vide significant fiscal space to
economy
. With regard to fiscal
deficit,ithasbeen9.5%of GDP
for20-21whiletargetedto6.8%
GDP in 21-22.
The fiscal deficit as percent-
ageof GDPisnotincontrolbut
in view of pandemic scenario
andhugeallocationof Rs.35000
crores for vaccination and oth-
er important priorities the op-
tions with FM were quite lim-
ited and given the limited op-
tion the expansionary budget-
arypolicywasneedof thehour.
Most of the economist, rating
agenciesandstockmarketana-
lyst have found the budget
quiteexcellentandclosetopub-
lic expectations as no further
taxes has been imposed, Status
quo has been maintained in di-
rect tax sphere showing long
term sustainability on direct
text provisions.
The concept of one man
company will ignite innova-
tions and boost start-ups in
the country
. That is why there
are a few start-ups in the
country which could get Uni-
corn status start-ups.
Housing and construction
to be proved as big job crea-
tives for skilled and Semi-
skilled workers. Housing sec-
tor has highest backward and
forward linkages which will
benefit around 236 industry
instantaneously
.
Though direct tax rates
have been kept unchanged
and no significant indirect
taxes have been imposed or
their rates have been un-
changed inspite of that there
seems to be sufficient cushion
regarding tax collection pre-
cedes in the country
.
Disinvestmentisanotherim-
portant area where path and
policy prescription has been
clarified. A disinvestment pro-
vision for 1.75 lakh crore will
boosttheeconomyorwillmake
adjustment in fiscal deficit. In-
crease in FDI limit to 74% in
Insurance sector will give a
Philip to financial services.
This budget has been laud-
ed as CAPEX budget. A capi-
tal expenditure of Rs 5.54
lakh crore that too with clari-
fied road map will upsurge
the pandemic shocked econo-
my in coming years.
Regarding total receipts
14% comes from direct taxes,
45% come from indirect taxes
includingGST,5%comesfrom
nondebtcapitalreceiptswhile,
36% are borrowings and other
liabilitieswhicharenecessary
to meet out expenditures.
On the other hand 16% of
expenditure goes to state as
their share of taxes and du-
ties, 10% finance commission
transfers, 14% central sector
schemes, 32% other expendi-
tures like pension, centrally
sponsored schemes, subsidies
etc. 8 % is defence expendi-
ture and finally 20% is spent
on interest payments.
If inflationwillnotbeableto
controlled as 4% than country
will fall in vortex of debt and
debt service bunder in econo-
my will be mounting. Revenue
expenditure is 11,40,576 crore
higher than revenue receipts
while capital expenditure is
11,40,676crorehigherthancap-
ital receipts. Which shows that
Govt. will have to cut the coat.
Allocation to MGNREGA,
(111500cr.)NationalEducation
Mission (34300cr.), National
Health Mission (37000cr.), Jal
JeevanMission(28700cr.),Met-
ro Projects (18,998cr.) will pro-
videtocreatejobsandimprove
literacy and happiness indica-
tors. These are government
flagship projects and schemes
to reduce inequalities.
Budget focuses on Aatam
Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan, Ho-
listic approach to health, Ener-
gy
,Road,Urban,RailwaySector
Projects,MITRASchemetocre-
ate world class infrastructure,
Road construction, National
rail plan, PPP mode for manag-
ing operational services, infra-
financing, recycling of ships,
subsidy support, launching of
Hydrogen energy mission will
putforththeeconomyaheadof
other similar economies.
As an economics professor
I am of the strong opinion
that budget brings optimism
and hope. Massive allocation,
massive vaccination, big push
to infrastructure, boost on
manufacturing production,
easy monetary conditions, ef-
fective demand pull accompa-
nied with supply side struc-
tural reforms will help allevi-
ating poverty, reducing ine-
quality, rapid growth with
justice. Fiscal consolidation
and debt sustainability are
possible only after growth.
‘Starve the Leviathan’ argu-
ment has forced the FM to opt
for pro cycle bias fiscal policy
.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
GROWTH CENTRIC
EXPANSIONARY BUDGET
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PROFESSOR
ND MATHUR
Director, School of Humanities
and Social Sciences
Manipal University Jaipur
Year GDP Growth Fiscal deficit
(Average) (As % of GDP)
1999-2004 4.77 5.50
2004-2009 8.13 4.06
2009-2014 7.88 5.38
2014-17 8.67 3.82
2015-16 8.26 3.5
2016-17 7.04 3.5
2017-18 6.12 3.5
2018-19 6.10 3.40
2019-20 4.00 4.60
2020-21 -10.29 9.5
2021-22 -07.50 6.8
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UNION BUDGET
2021-22
FM IN HER BUDGET SPEECH SAID 7 TEXTILE
PARKS WILL BE SET UP IN OVER 3 YEARS.
A GAS PIPELINE PROJECT WILL BE TAKEN UP IN
UNION TERRITORY OF JAMMU KASHMIR.
PERSPECTIVE Promoted by
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BUDGETING FOR
A SELF-RELIANT
ECONOMY
he big Union Budget pie has been
distributed to boost growth in the
pandemic-hit economy with the ba-
sic idea of “spending, spending and
spending”. Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman pegged the fiscal deficit at 9.5
per cent for the current fiscal. The government,
she said, will borrow 22 lakh crore while the
expenditure has been pegged at Rs 34.83 lakh
crore, including 5.54 lakh crore of capital ex-
penditure. The fiscal deficit will come down to
6.8 per cent in 2022. The FM has set a modest
target---Rs 1.75 lakh crore---for disinvestment of
loss-making public sector units. Last year the
disinvestment target was 2.1 lakh crore but was
revised to only 32,000 crore as it fell drastically
short of the target. Even the new target looks
difficult to reach given the quality of account
books of PSUs being put on the block, barring
the Life Insurance Corporation which will be
listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange soon.
Money from divestment will be useful for the
government to bridge the yawning deficit.
Along with the loss-making IDBI, the govern-
ment proposes to privatise two more public sec-
tor banks, which has not found favour with crit-
ics of the budget.
The pandemic brought to the fore the decrep-
it health infrastructure in the country. It was
expected that this critical sector would get the
budgetary push that it deserved. The FM did not
disappoint as she marked Health and Wellbeing
as the number one pillar of the Budget. The al-
location for the sector has been raised by over
137 per cent with an outlay of Rs 2, 23, 846 crore
from Rs 94,452 crore in 2020-2021. But there’s a
catch. By calling it Health and Wellbeing, the
government has brought schemes like Univer-
sal Coverage of Water Supply, Mission Poshan
2.0 (to be launched), Vaccines, Health Systems
and others under its purview.
For the salaried class the Budget had nothing
to cheer. The Budget retains the previous In-
come-Tax slabs. The concession of no ITR filing
by senior citizens aged 75 years and above is in
reality deceptive. It is for those who only have
income from interest and pension and has con-
ditions which are a tad complicated for the sil-
vers of that age to follow. Worse, the government
proposes to tax interest above Rs 2.5 lakh on
Provident Fund contributions.
The agri cess being introduced on petrol and
diesel has sparked a debate that the move is
against federalism as the revenue from the cess
need not be shared with states. As some of the
states are already cash-strapped, it is like short-
changing them.
The Budget has been used for sending a po-
litical message to voters in poll bound West Ben-
gal, Tamil Nadu and Assam with the promise of
infrastructure development.
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Sitharaman said the
investment in health
infrastructure has
been substantially in-
creased. The budget
also had special focus
on the four election-
bound states with allo-
cation of `225,000 crore
for infrastructure pro-
jects in these states.
Tamil Nadu, West
Bengal, Kerala and As-
sam are the major
states going to polls in
April-May this year
and the budget comes
at the time of farmers
agitating at Delhi bor-
ders against the three
farm Bills passed in
the monsoon session
of Parliament in 2020.
Of these states, Si-
tharaman announced
maximum Rs 1.03 lakh
crore for Tamil Nadu.
In significant chang-
es to the taxation pro-
cess, Sitharaman an-
nounced the scrapping
of incometaxforsenior
citizens under certain
conditions, new rules
for removal of double
taxation for NRIs, and a
reduction in the time
period of tax assess-
ments among other
measures.Startupswill
get an extension in
their tax holiday for an
additional year. Sithar-
aman also announced
that the advance tax li-
ability on dividend in-
come shall arise after
declaration of payment
of dividend.
Dalal Street...
The benchmarks were
propelled by across-
the-board buying, with
banking and finance
stocks leading the
charge. IndusInd Bank
topped the Sensex gain-
ers’ chart with a jump
of 14.75 per cent, fol-
lowed by ICICI Bank,
Bajaj Finserv, SBI, LT
and HDFC. Only three
index components
closed in the red -- Dr
Reddy’s, Tech Mahin-
dra and HUL, shedding
up to 3.70 per cent.
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BJP MLA Narayan Singh Dewal
booked for abusing female BDO
Video has gone viral on SM after which several leaders demanded action against MLA
Lunaram Darji
Jalore: BJP MLA from
Raniwara Narayan
Singh Dewal was
booked on Monday for
abusing a female BDO
at Jaswantpura a few
days ago. The case was
filed at the Jaswantpu-
ra police station and
has been handed over
to CID-CB, Jaipur.
SHO Manish Soni
said the report submit-
ted by the subdivision
officer’s office states
that MLA Dewal
abused a female BDO
in the meeting of Jas-
wantpura panchayat
committee. The verbal
spat between the two
started on the partici-
pation of husbands of
female panchayat pub-
lic representatives in
the meeting on January
28. BDO Sunita Parihar
reportedly denied en-
try to the husbands of
the female sarpanches
and panches at which
they called MLA Dewal
who allegedly used abu-
sive words for the BDO.
The video of the argu-
ment has gone viral on
social media after
which several leaders
demanded action
against the MLA. Dew-
al is also heard daring
the BDO to speak even
to CM about him.
Dewal told media he
was not informed about
meeting of Panchayat
Samiti. He denied hav-
ing used abusive lan-
guage. Parihar, on oth-
er hand, said that lan-
guage used by MLA
was wrong. She said
she had apologised to
the MLA for not having
informed him about
meeting but even then
he got abusive.
BJP Raniwara MLA Narayan Singh Dewal talking to Jaswantpura BDO Sunita Parihar.
Tutor ends life
over dowry
harassment
70-yr-old killed for
jewellery, paralytic
woman burnt alive
Bus falls off road,
18 seriously
injured in Jhalawar
Grandson,
woman die after
morning tea
First India Bureau
Sikar: A 32-year-old
coaching tutor Jagdish
Kumar allegedly died
by suicide after con-
suming poison in Man-
dota village on January
30. Before the suicide,
he messaged on social
media and informed his
brother Prem Kumar
that his in-laws filed a
dowry case against him
and are demanding Rs
25 lakh to withdraw the
case and threatening to
ruin his life. The police
on Monday filed a case
of abetment to suicide
against in-laws and
coaching partner, said
SHO Pushpendra Sin-
gh. Due to critical con-
dition, Sikar hospital
referred him to Jaipur,
but he died on the way
.
First India Bureau
Chittorgarh: Elderly
woman was attacked
and killed as accused
looted jewellery worn
by her at Dhannakhera
Rooppura village.
70-year-old old Sosar
Bai Jat lived alone at
home and accused tied
her arms, legs and put
a cloth in her mouth,
said the police. In an-
other incident in vil-
lage Rolahera, a para-
lytic woman was
charred to death in a
fire in house while she
was sleeping. FSL team
inspected spot, reasons
for fire is not clear yet.
First India Bureau
Jhalawar: Three doz-
en passengers were in
the bus when the pri-
vate bus they were trav-
elling in fell off the
road after colliding
with a car on National
Highway-52 at Asna-
war police station in
the district on late
Monday
.
District collector Ha-
rimohan Meena and
Superintendent of Po-
lice Dr Kiran Kang
Sidhu reached the hos-
pital in Jhalawar where
18 of the seriously in-
jured people were ad-
mitted for the treat-
ment.
They were admitted
to SRG hospital and
medical college.
First India Bureau
Sriganganagar: A
55-year-old woman
Prakash Kaur and
her grandson Rah-
mat, 8, died after con-
suming tea on Mon-
day morning at vil-
lage 17 RB of Rais-
ingh Nagar. The
health of four mem-
bers of the family
deteriorated after
drinking tea, the po-
lice said. The doctors
have prima facie re-
ported it to be a case
of food poisoning.
Mandeep, Gaga-
ndeep were referred
to hospital for fur-
ther treatment. The
police, forensic team
collected tea samples
for the further probe.
Bring all depts, bodies on
RTI portal soon: CS Arya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on
Monday told secretar-
ies of departments to
make sure that all de-
partments and corpo-
rations, boards, com-
missions and autono-
mous institutions un-
der them should be
brought under the RTI
portal as soon as pos-
sible.
He told the officials
to keep record of the
number of applica-
tions received under
RTI and how many
have been resolved
and at what level as
well as how satisfied
the people are with the
process. Arya said that
the state has topped in
the implementation of
RTI and for the con-
venience of citizens,
they have been given
facility to raise com-
plaints online through
RTI portal developed
by Department of In-
formation, Technolo-
gy and Communica-
tions.
Principal Secretary
of Administrative Re-
forms and Coordina-
tion Ashwini Bhagat
was present.
Officials including
Shreya Guha, Kunji
Lal Meena, Bhawani
Singh Detha, Shuchi
Sharma, PC Kishan, V
.
Saravan Kumar, Nar-
esh Thakral, and Sau-
rabh Swamy partici-
pated through VC.
Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya
JDA to hold
camps for Ring
Rd compensation
Farmers protesting against
farm laws refuse political chat
BJP set to rule Niwai as
17 NCP councillors defect
Abhishek Srivastav
Jaipur: Develop-
ment Authority
C o m m i s s i o n e r
Gaurav Goyal has
issued an order for
the organization of
camps for granting
compensation to
people replaced for
construction of the
Ring Road. The
matter has been
hanging for 16
years.
The land acquisi-
tion for the project
was completed in
2005 and as of now
the Ring road is al-
most complete but
compensation for
the lands to the ben-
eficiaries has not
been deposited in
their accounts.
Goyal has asked
all the Zonal Depu-
ty Commissioners
to inform the public
of such camps and
make sure that Al-
lotment letters and
lease deeds are is-
sued in the camp
itself. Meanwhile,
on Monday the JDA
Enforcement Team
sealed an illegally
constructed three-
storey commercial
building at Khasra
No.65 behind Mee-
na Paldi, near
Chanda Garden,
main Agra Road in
Zone-10 was sealed.
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa: Thousands of
farmers gathered at
Meena Seemla near
Mehandipur Balaji,
Dausa on Sunday de-
manding withdrawal
of three farmer laws.
The huge farmer crowd
without any political
support was no less
than a stern warning.
There were farmer
leaders from more than
dozen of villages.
Their message to the
central government
was clear that east Ra-
jasthan farmers are in
support of the Delhi
farmers. The social me-
dia promotions were
done by putting the
banner of Rakesh Ti-
kait. During the ma-
hapanchayat they also
condemned the police
action on agitated farm-
ers led by Rakesh Ti-
kait in Delhi.
Notably, during the
farmer rally, there was
no political speech and
only rights of the farm-
ers were propagated.
Some speakers in the
mahapanchayat at-
tempted to politicize
rally but were stopped
from doing so. The or-
ganizers and speakers
had a direct message for
centre indicating the in-
furiation of farmers.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a major po-
litical upheaval, which
could have far reach-
ing effects on the poli-
tics of urban local bod-
ies in the state, 17
councillors of the NCP
from Niwai defected to
the BJP on Monday.
The elected represent-
atives, under the lead-
ership of Dilip Israni,
joined the BJP in pres-
ence of BJP Chief Sat-
ish Poonia.
Notably
,itisbeingsaid
that these individuals
contested the election on
NCP’s ticket after being
dissatisfied with Con-
gress and word is that
Israni will be elected
Chairman since BJP
councillors will support
him now. Results of 90
ULBs were declared on
Sunday
. Out of total 3,035
wards, Cong took lead on
1,194, BJP on 1,146, and
others on 631. BJP is in
position of forming
boards in 24 local bodies
while ruling Cong is set to
formboardsin23localbod-
ies. NCP was dominating
Niwai and Nokha while in
remaining 41 local bod-
ies, independents will
play crucial role.
JDA acts on illegal encroachments in many areas.
JDA SEEKS
GUIDANCE
FROM GOVT
Farmers gathered at a Mahapanchayat in Mehandipur Balaji.
17 councillors of the NCP join BJP on Monday.
500-year-old idols, cash
stolen from Jain temple
First India Bureau
Jaipur: About 30 idols,
said to be around 500
years old, and many
other valuables were
stolen from the Digam-
bar Jain temple Parsh-
vanath (Bohra ji) locat-
ed in the Ghat ki Guni
of Jaipur. The accused
broke the lock of the
main door of the tem-
ple and entered inside
late on Sunday. The
temple committee found
30 Jain idols of Ashtad-
hatu and stone, Rs 65,000
cash, two kg silver, etc.
Police was informed,
committee members
have demanded arrest
of accused and recover-
ing stolen items.
The donation box found broken in the temple.
—PHOTO
BY
SUMAN
SARKAR
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment on Monday
announced that two
public sector banks
and one general insur-
ance company will be
privatised and LIC will
be listed on the bourses
in the financial year
2021-22 as part of the
consolidation in the
banking and insurance
sectors. It has also an-
nounced Rs 20,000
crore recapitalisation
of PSU banks.
The government will
start the process of pri-
vatisation for two pub-
lic sector banks in the
coming financial year,
Finance Minister Fi-
nance Minister said in
her budget speech.
However, the Minister
did not disclose the
names of the banks.
The government cur-
rently holds majority
stake in PSU banks.
The government is ex-
pected to bring down
the stake in the two
PSU banks below 51 per
cent or sell the entire
stake to private owner-
ship. Bank unions are
likely to oppose the gov-
ernment’s initiative to
privatise PSU banks.
Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman
has said Life Insurance
Corporation (LIC) will
go for an initial public
offering in 2021-22. This
is likely to be a mega
IPO going by the Rs 32
lakh crore assets under
management of LIC.
The government is ex-
pected to mop up a size-
able amount from the
LIC IPO, making the
life insurer one of the
largest firms in market
capitalisation. LIC has
already started the
spadework for the IPO.
Disinvestment of Air
India and Pawan Hans
would be completed in
2021-22, Finance Minis-
ter Nirmala Sithara-
man said on Monday
while presenting the
Union Budget in which
3,224 crore has been al-
located to the Civil Avi-
ation Ministry for the
next fiscal year. The
debt of Air India, as of
March 31, 2019, was
58,255 crore. Govern-
ment allocated 600
crore, 14.28 percent
lower than the current
fiscal, for regional con-
nectivity scheme Udan
for 2021-22.
Disinvestment to continue: LIC IPO in
FY22, Air India to conclude next fiscal

Gratefulness adds beauty to life
and takes nothing, you can be
grateful for the sun, the wind
and for the laughter of family and friends.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor, First India
08
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot is known
for forging relations and
keeping his ties with
people intact. The large
heartedness of the Con-
gress stalwart was evi-
dent from a recent inci-
dent wherein the Chief
Minister went out of
way to ensure that the
daughter and son-in-law
of late Ahmed Patel, an-
otherCongressstalwart,
felt right at home in
Jaipur. The incident oc-
curred three days back
whenMumtazPatelwas
in Jaipur and staying at
former minister Bina
Kak’s residence. Kak,
who is also known for
her hospitality
, phoned
CM’s OSD Shashikant
andinformedhimof the
same. However, within
minutes, Kak received
another phone call and
ontheothersidewasCM
Gehlot, who called
Mumtaz and her family
to meet him at CMR.
Sources reveal that
Mumtaz was over-
whelmedbytheloveand
affection showered on
herandthefamilybythe
veteranleaderwhotreat-
ed her like his own fam-
ily
, since Gehlot and
Ahmed Patel were ex-
tremely close. Mumtaz
and her family returned
toNewDelhionMonday
.
‘GUARDIAN’ GEHLOT OVERWHELMS
PATEL’S DAUGHTER, SON-IN-LAW!
FOSTERING RELATIONS
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: AICC General
Secretary and Ra-
jasthan Incharge Ajay
Maken will be on one
day tour of Jaipur
starting today
. The Con-
gress leader is set to fly
from New Delhi at 7.15
PM and land at Jaipur
at around 8.15 PM. Mak-
en will spend the night
in Jaipur and on 3rd
February, he is sched-
uled to meet CM Ashok
Gehlot, PCC Chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra
among other leaders.
After carrying out all
the tasks and meetings,
Maken will fly back to
Delhi on the evening of
3rd February
.
Meanwhile, it is also
being said that Maken
will meet former Depu-
ty CM Sachin Pilot. It is
also being said that
Maken has pre-
pared a list for
political ap-
pointments
and cabinet
expansion on
which he will
hold discus-
sion with CM
Gehlot. But the main
question still remains
if the appointments
and expansion are actu-
ally being done. The
current political cli-
mate in Jaipur does not
indicate so, although
Maken and high com-
mand seem inter-
ested. On the
flip side, Ge-
hlot support-
ers 102 MLAs
are lobbying
that none of
the rebel
MLAsfrom
Pilot camp are included
in govt or cabinet and
have told Gehlot that
they will be okay with
anyone else but any
member of Pilot camp.
Sources reveal that 70-
80 MLAs could also sub-
mit a written protest
and therefore the politi-
cal appointments and
cabinet expansion
hangs in balance.
Interestingly, this
visit also gains promi-
nence since Maken’s
own claim that by 31
January political ap-
pointments will be con-
ducted, has expired.
MAKEN TO ARRIVE TODAY TO SOLVE
THE POLITICAL CONUNDRUMS!
BUDGETENVISIONSSELF-RELIANCE,WILL
ENHANCEINDIA’SSELF-CONFIDENCE:PM
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday hailed the Un-
ion Budget 2021-22 and
said it will enhance In-
dia’s self-confidence
amid coronavirus pan-
demic while asserting
that the budget envi-
sions self-reliance.
“The Union Budget
2021-22 has been pre-
sented amid unprece-
dentedcircumstances....
Amid the situation cre-
ated by COVID-19. To-
day’s budget will en-
hance India’s self-confi-
dence and will instill
self-confidence in the
world. The budget has
the vision of self-reli-
ance and takes along
every section of the so-
ciety
,” PM Modi said af-
ter the Union Budget
was tabled in the Parlia-
ment. “We have taken
the approach of widen-
ing new opportunities
for growth, new open-
ings for our youth, a
new high to human re-
sources,developingnew
regions for infrastruc-
ture, walking towards
technology and bring
new reforms in this
Budget,” the PM said.
The Prime Minister
lauded Finance Minis-
ter Nirmala Sithara-
man and her team for
the budget.
“This budget will
bring several positive
changes for individu-
als, investors, industry,
and infrastructure sec-
tor. I congratulate FM
Nirmala Sitharaman Ji
and her team on this
budget,” he said.
Speaking further on
the budget, he said:
“The government,
while keeping in sync
with fiscal sustainabil-
ity, stressed on increas-
ing the budget size, and
did not put pressure on
the citizens. Our gov-
ernment has always
tried to keep the budget
transparent.”
“Many thought we
will put the tax burden
on the common man.
However, we focused on
a transparent budget,”
he added.
PM Modi said that
the budget focuses on
increasing farmers’ in-
come, several measures
have been taken in this
direction.
“Farmers will be able
togetloanseasily
.Provi-
sions have been made to
strengthen APMC mar-
kets with the help of
Agriculture Infrastruc-
ture Fund,” he said.
The Prime Minister
said that the budget fo-
cuses on sectors that
are related to both
wealth and wellness.
“A special focus is
also on infrastructure
and MSME sectors.
This budget has cate-
gorically made an-
nouncements to ease
and make lives of wom-
en better. Several sys-
tematic changes have
also been made, which
is set to help growth
and job creation in the
country
,” he said.
Earlier in the day
, Fi-
nance Minister Nirma-
la Sitharaman present-
ed the first-ever digital
Union budget. She an-
nounced higher capital
expenditure for the FY
2021-22 and focused on
providing a major boost
to healthcare and infra-
structure building. —ANI
Budget of corporate houses: Cong
Hopeless,directionless
budget: Raghu Sharma
‘BudgetrevealsModigovt’s‘suit-bootkisarkarimage’
BUDGET TO BOOST
ECONOMIC DEV: BJP
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
leaders on Monday
termed the Union budg-
et as directionless and
without much for the
common masses. PCC
president Govind Singh
Dotasra said that the
Modi government has
lost its credibility
among the public.
“The budget present-
ed on Monday is not the
General Budget but the
budget of corporate
houses. The govern-
ment does not have a
concrete direction to
improve the state of the
economy. The tax bur-
den on interest from PF
was increased. The sub-
sidy given to the poor
has been reduced by Rs
10,000 crores,” he said.
Transport Minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas termed the budg-
et as disappointing for
all the sections of soci-
ety. “There is nothing
in the budget for farm-
ers and the middle
class. The youth was
waiting for some an-
nouncement for em-
ployment but they are
disappointed by the
budget,” he said.
Chief Whip Dr Ma-
hesh Joshi said that
this budget will only
benefit the favourite
class of the PM – the
corporate. “My ques-
tion to BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia is
that they demand Ra-
jasthan government to
remove the cess, while
their Central govern-
ment has imposed agro-
cess on petro-diesel,”
Joshi said.
Sports Minister
Ashok Chandna said
despite 25 MPs from Ra-
jasthan, the budget
completely ignores the
state. “He (Modi) is a
Prime minister who
works for winning elec-
tions, not for the coun-
try. States with upcom-
ing elections are fo-
cussed in the budget.
There is nothing left in
the country that is not
sold,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur:HealthMinister
Dr Raghu Sharma on
Monday said that the
Union budget budget
has completely ignored
Rajasthan and not much
budget has been allocat-
ed for the strengthening
of the health infrastruc-
ture. He added that with
the rising prices of pet-
rol, diesel, cooking gas
as well as additional
taxation on automobile
parts will result in in-
creased inflation.
Terming the budget
as hopeless and direc-
tionless, Sharma said
that interests of the
youth, farmers and
workers of the country
have not been given any
attention. No efforts
have been taken to boost
schemes like Ayush-
man Bharat in the
budget.
From Pg 1
Sources of the states
have been badly affect-
ed due to the Corona
pandemic. The states
hoped that special eco-
nomic packages would
be provided in the budg-
et, he said. “Through
such a package, new
jobs could be created
and the purchasing
power of common peo-
ple could increase, but
this did not happen,”
Gehlot asserted.
Regarding agricul-
ture and real estate sec-
tor, the Chief Minister
said that a special pack-
age should have been
giveninthesebudgetsto
these two sectors which
have made big contribu-
tion to the economy
.
“Farmershavebeenagi-
tating for months, but
the central government
has not taken any major
decision in this budget.
The real estate sector is
a sector providing af-
fordablehousingtocom-
mon man and providing
employment to labour.
After the lockdown, the
sector should have been
given a relief package,”
the Chief Minister said.
“Through this budg-
et, the Modi govern-
ment has tried to give
relief to only big indus-
trialists by revealing
their ‘suit-boot ki
sarkar’ image. The gov-
ernment had earlier re-
duced corporate tax due
to which it has reduced
the collection of corpo-
rate tax by more than
16% this year. This will
have a very adverse ef-
fect on development
works,” he said.
On skyrocketing pet-
rol and diesel prices,
Gehlot said that despite
lower crude oil prices in
the international mar-
ket, the Modi govern-
ment is continuously
increasing the price of
petrol and diesel.
The Chief Minister
said that the BJP
, which
had been a vocal oppo-
nent of FDI during the
UPA government, has
been promoting FDI
since coming into the
government, which is
reflected in the budget.
“If in the past, instead
of opposing FDI for po-
litical reasons, BJP
would have supported
the UPA in the interest
of the country
, then the
country would have
goneevenfurtherinthis
direction,” Gehlot said,
further adding, “In this
budget, there has been
no mention of many
schemes like Make in
India, Skill India, Start
Up India, launched by
Modi government in
the last term. It seems
that the Modi govern-
ment itself has accept-
ed all these schemes as
unsuccessful.”
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The BJP state
leaders hailed the Un-
ion budget as a step to
boost economic devel-
opment of the country.
BJP state president Dr
Satish Poonia said the
budget has covered all
aspects like labour,
farming, electricity
, etc.
and the budget clearly
shows the spirit of pub-
lic welfare.
Dr Poonia added that
the “One Nation-One
Ration Card” scheme
will provide great re-
lief for the common
people and emigrants.
LoP Gulab Chand Ka-
taria said the budget is a
step in the right direc-
tion for the economic
development of the
country
. He said that the
budgethasstrengthened
the vision of transpar-
ency and corruption-
free India in the tax sec-
tor, while emphasizing
onstrengtheninghealth,
education and infra-
structure.
Dy LoP Rajendra
Rathore termed the
budget ‘a booster dose
for the economy
.’ He
said the budget is going
to touch every class
foster country’s growth.
BUDGET FOCUSES ON
PRIVATISATION, SAYS PILOT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Dep-
uty Chief Minister
Sachin Pilot said that
the Union budget has
nothing new in it oth-
er than promoting
privatisationandthat
the budget does not
have anything to
cheer for the agricul-
tural sector, youth,
and the middle class
people.
He said the FM’s
budget speech main-
ly focused on in-
creasing the privati-
sation in many areas
like banking, elec-
tricity, insurance,
etc. He added that
increasing the credit
limit for agricultural
sector from Rs 15 L
crore to Rs 16.25L
crore is insufficient
as the funds for pre-
vious years itself
were not received by
Cooperative banks
from NABARD
which was a cause of
concern for farmers.
The budget is prudent
well calibrated in
today’s environment
The impetus on
social and physical
infrastructure is
commendable. The
centres will help
improve quality
of life.
—Ashok Kajaria
Chairman, FICCI Rajasthan
State Council
#Aatmanirbhar
BharatKaBudget
represents the spirit
of a self-reliant
#NewIndia. With
historic allocations,
#Budget2021 looks
to harness India’s
untapped potential
across sectors. I
congratulate Hon’ble
PM Shri @
narendramodi ji
FM Shri @
nsitharaman ji.
Vasundhara Raje
@VasundharaBJP
Reduction in time
limit for re-opening
up of income tax
assessments to 3
years for most of the
cases is a welcome
step. Tourism and
allied sectors were
looking for support
but were conspicuous
by their absence.
—Randhir Vikram Singh
Co-Chairman, FICCI
Rajasthan State Council
In this budget,
increase of custom
duty on synthetic gem
stone from 7.5% to
15%, which will be a
boon to local units of
synthetic gem stone.
This budget will boost
economy. This will be
a step forward
towards “Atma
Nirbhar Bharat”
—Sanjay Kala
President, Jewellers
Association, Jaipur
Sachin Pilot
Satish Poonia
Govind Singh Dotasra
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha during the Union
Budget 2021-22 being presented by Union Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Raghu Sharma
Ashok Gehlot Mumtaz Patel
Ajay Maken
Ashok Gehlot

ink never really goes
out of style, and it’s ac-
tually particularly on-
trend for the upcoming
2021 season. While it
may be associated with
summer, designers
showcase everything from pale
baby pinks to peachy shades
and shocking pinks on the run-
ways.
PINK BLOUSE
A pink blouse can be a stylish
option for either work or at the
weekend. The deep rose-pink
could easily be tucked into
high-waisted wide pants or a
pencil skirt or you could wear
loose over leggings.
PINK SWEATER
A soft pink sweater can be a
beautiful choice as the weather
starts to turn colder. You could
simply wear with your blue
jeans. Or, I also saw pink
teamed with olive green and
with beige on the designer run-
ways.
PINK BLAZER
I’m sure you already have a
blazer of some description in
your closet. But how about a
pink one like the Endless
Rose blazer below? You could
wear with a column or black
or navy underneath for an
elongating, slimming ef-
fect, or just pop over a
pair of jeans and a
white t-shirt.
PINK DRESS
A wrap style dress is univer-
sally flattering, and a plissé
dress could be a great alterna-
tive to your little black dress.
PINK JEANS
While you probably have black,
blue and white jeans in your
closet, a pair of pink jeans
could be a good addition. You
could style them in the same
way you do your white jeans for
summer.
PINK SHOES
Changing your shoes is an easy
way to update your outfits. You
could add a pop of pink to neu-
tral outfits in your closet.
PINK HANDBAG
If you’re more of a bag person
than a shoe person, you could
update your looks with your
handbag and what can be
better than a pink one!
If you opt for bright pink,
you can let one bold, pink
piece do the talking and
keep the rest of your outfit
low-key or you can mix
your pinks to make a big-
ger statement.
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FEBRUARY 2, 2021
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You probably either love to wear it or never wear
pink at all. City First brings plenty of ways to wear
it in a chic and stylish way, whether you choose a
pale pastel shade or a bright shocking pop of pink!
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Don’t be hasty in paying up
for something without
getting all the details. A
health initiative promises to
keep you fit and on the go. Forging
cordial relations with those you meet
at work will be in your favour. Your
moodiness may cause friction at
home.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You will succeed in
enhancing your earning. A
business deal may have to
be executed on a different
date. An outdoor activity is likely to
give you a chance for sweating out.
Family would be supportive for those
trying to settle at a new place. Devote
few hours to meditation.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
It may appear tough to
please a workplace senior
as he/she expects more
from you. Devoting time to
family will provide immense
happiness. Adopting a better lifestyle
is indicated for some and will keep
them fit and healthy. Excellent
returns are expected from property.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Health remains excellent.
Arrears or back payments
are likely to be received. Day
proves favourable for those
holding responsible positions.
Someone’s proximity on the domestic
front is likely to keep you contented.
Those spiritually inclined will be able to
set out on a pilgrimage.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
New avenues of earning
will help secure the
financial front. You will
manage to nip a medical
problem in the bud and save yourself
from problems. Your decisions on
the professional front will turn out to
be correct. Your hands will be full in
entertaining the differing demands.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You are apple of your
parents eyes. A property
issue you are apprehensive
about is likely to be settled
amicably. Your attempts to gain
popularity on the social front are likely
to meet with partial success. An ego
clash on the work front cannot be ruled
out for some.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Although expenditure rises,
you will manage things
well. This is not the right
time to disclose your
business intentions; keep your
competitors guessing. A perfect
understanding with spouse will help
in gauging moods and pre-empting
showdowns.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Good returns are foreseen
on an investment. Only a
professionally sound
strategy will succeed in the
kind of competitive environment that
you are in. Peace and quiet prevails
on the home front for you to rest and
recoup. Addition or alteration to
existing property is foreseen.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Keep control over
expenditure. Sticking to
your exercise regime will
begin to show positive
results. Avoid being lazy on the
professional front. Family will be
most caring and do much to make
you comfortable. You are likely to
harbour some resentment.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You can expect the
financial situation to
improve substantially.
Successfully completing
an assigned job will give you the
edge at work. Your dogged
determination will keep you fit.
Keeping a positive outlook will help
in spreading positivity at home.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You can become money
conscious and come into
the ‘saving’ mode. A
colleague can prove a great
asset in helping settle pending tasks.
You are likely to please the family
members by taking them to their
favourite haunt. Legal help regarding
a property matter will benefit.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Whatever you earn today is
likely to be spent. Chances
of getting a new job look
bright for young profes-
sionals. Home environment will
encourage you to relax and let your
hair down. Those who have applied
for a house or plot may get a step
closer to acquiring it.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
agdeep Singh, a PR
Practitioner in
Jaipur, has recent-
ly compiled his po-
ems. They have
been published by
the well-known In-
do-English poetry publish-
er, Writers Workshop in
Kolkata. The man behind
Writers Workshop, Prof. P.
Lal said for his poetry:
“Apart from their original-
ity and sensitivity, they
have the rare quality in an
Indian poet of irony and
readiness to laugh at one-
self or about otherwise se-
rious themes.” First India
interviewed the poet, whose
poems will also be featured
in the Jaipur Literature
Festival (JLF) in February
.
Q:Congratulations on
compiling your first
collection of poems?
A:Thank you. I have not
been very organized in
terms of keeping my po-
ems safely. I have lost
quite a number of them.
Many of them were
scribbled on pieces of pa-
per which I have mis-
placed. However, from
the motivation of family
and friends, I have com-
piled 46 poems for this
anthology. These poems
range from 1976 to 2019.
Q:I can see a wide variety
in your poems. They
cover a huge landscape.
A:True. There is a wide va-
riety in the 46 poems I
have compiled. They
deal with vicissitudes of
life, the inevitability of
death, pangs of love and
even the intense strug-
gle to write poetry. They
also touch a number of
other topics like that of
a holocaust survivor and
one even on the city of
Jaipur as well. Here, I
am imagining, standing
under the statue of Ma-
haraja Sawai Jai Singh
II at Statue Circle, be-
seeching him not to step
down from his marble
cenotaph or else he will
get a shock to see the
mess the city of Jaipur
is in. One special feature
of my poems, of which I
am very proud, are
my poems on personas
like Hemingway, Ham-
let, Sylvia Plath and the
even the protagonist of
the well- known novel,
Catch-22, ‘Yossarian’. I
think I have very deftly
compared dithering of
Hamlet in the play
with the Nike logo: ‘Just
Do It’.
Q:The name of your an-
thology, ‘My Epitaph’,
is such a negative title.
Why have you chosen
such a title?
A:Though my anthology
does have death poems –
this particular poem is
not a death poem. It por-
trays how one feels that
one has not achieved
much in his life. The po-
et’s epitaph ultimately
says that he did nothing.
The term, ‘cold, hard
stone’ in the poem sym-
bolisesthestruggleinlife.
There are death poems
which are strong and can
even disturb. One is even
on the Chandpole crema-
torium, which states that
ultimately I will be burnt
to ashes here.
Q:All your poems are in
free verse. Have you
never attempted a
rhyme poem?
A:Most of the contempo-
rary poetry is written in
free verse. In free verse,
one need not rhyme or
there need not be a par-
ticular format of stanzas.
However, that doesn’t
mean that one doesn’t
have to discipline oneself
in writing free verse. A
method has to be fol-
lowed. The basic rhythm
should be there and in
free verse, you can use
literary devices like allit-
eration, repetition of
linesandof course,smart
useof metaphors,similes
and onomatopoeia.
Q:Are you particularly
fond of any poem?
A: For a poet all his poems
are like his children. It is
difficult to choose just
one. I have written both
subjective (personal feel-
ings) and objective (not
influence by personal
feelings) poetry. I agree
with those who have read
my poems that they are
‘dark’. I don’t think I can
write light verse or lim-
ericks and doggerels.
However, in the past 10
months of the pandemic,
I think I have written my
most mature poetry
which does not appear in
this collection. For in-
stance, three or four po-
ems on the pandemic it-
self.
Q:Hardly any magazines
or journals publish po-
etry these days so what
is the future of genre of
poetry?
A:Thankfully, there are a
lot of online poetry por-
tals – some of them very
good. One can contribute
one’s verses on such por-
tals and get immediate
good feedback. I also
posted my poem entitled
Hemingway on a Hem-
ingway online group
which started a fiery de-
bate on the poem as well
as the writer. Similarly,
the same happened when
I posted my poem on Syl-
via Plath on her online
portal which again gen-
erated a lot of critical
comments. Most of the
comments were appreci-
ative and they gave me a
great high.
Q: You have written some-
wherethatapoembrings
about a catharsis.
A:It does. If the poet or
writer is under stress
for whatever reason,
any work of art or his or
her writings can pro-
vide relief by way of re-
lease from the repressed
emotions. Thereby pro-
viding relief from
stress, pain and suffer-
ing. And it is not only
for the writer but even
the reader can feel the
catharsis within him-
self. Like one does after
watching a play which
brings about catharsis
in the audience.
Q:Are you planning to
come out with another
anthology of poems?
A:Yes. As I said, I have writ-
ten, what I think is some
very mature poetry in
the year 2020. These po-
ems don’t figure in this
anthology. Hopefully,
soon I shall come out
with another collection.
“IT’S AN INTENSE STRUGGLE
TO WRITE POETRY”
JAGDEEP SINGH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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I
t has been three weeks since
Anushka Sharma and Vi-
rat Kohli entered the
parenthood phase and
looks like the couple is to-
tally loving it. After
sharing the big news
that they were proud
parents to a baby
girl on February 11,
Anushka took to In-
stagram on Monday
to share her daugh-
ter’s first glimpse.
While the couple
did not reveal their
daughter’s face, they did
introduce her as Vamika
to the world.
Anushka and Virat can be seen
standing adorably as they hold
daughter Vamika. The photo has
received lot of love on social me-
dia and several celebrities also
took to the comments
section to show
love. —Agency
Action sequence
REVEALED
A
ditya Roy Kapur is currently film-
ing for a big action sequence in
Mumbai’s Filmcity, and has
trained for five months to per-
fectly showcase the overall action in the
film, OM: The Battle Within directed by Ka-
pil Verma. Revealing details about the scene,
Verma in-
forms, “Aditya
Roy Kapur is
p r e s e n t l y
shooting for a
massive ac-
tion sequence.
A huge county
jail set has
been erected in
Filmcity and the
scene involves
Adi’s character
to rescue some-
one from the
prison.
—Agency
B
lake Lively re-
calls the time
she felt inse-
cure about her
body after she wel-
comed Betty in her
life with Ryan Reyn-
olds. Betty is Blake’s
and Ryan’s third kid.
The actress revealed
that instead of feeling
proud of her body
which nourished the
life within, she felt in-
secure as most of the
famous brands
wo u l d n’ t
suit her.
She encour-
ages brands that
make women
feel proud of who
they are.
—ANI
Beautiful Boy
anessa Morgan and Michael Kopech have been bless-
ed with a baby boy. It is unclear when the baby was
born since the couple has maintained privacy for
their newborn, but the couple is together and has
happily welcomed the baby. Vanessa Morgan en-
joyed working even when she was 9 months preg-
nant. —ANI
A
amir Khan took a
break from Laal
Singh Chaddha, to
shoot a cameo for
his friend, Amin Hajee’s
directorial debut, Koi
Jaane Na in Jaipur. The
actor is back in Mumbai
and all geared up to get
back to his own film, Laal
Singh Chaddha. In doing
so, Aamir Khan has de-
cided to turn off his phone
completely from Monday
so that he doesn’t feel dis-
tracted. —Agency
Switching
off the phone
Happy Birthday!
O
n legendary actor-
comedian Brah-
manandam’s birth-
day on Monday, Ram
Charan shared a fun selfie
with him and also penned
a sweet note. The actor
shared a throwback pic-
ture that also features
Upasana and Nihai-
ka Konidela. The
RRR star wrote,
“Wishing our king
of comedy and
most loved Pad-
ma Shri. Brah-
manandam Un-
cle a Very Happy
Birthday !!”
—Agency
It’s a baby boy!
A
ctor-comedian
Kapil Sharma
and Ginni
Chatrath be-
came parents to a
baby boy on Monday
morning. Kapil an-
nounced the ar-
rival of their sec-
ond child on Twit-
ter early in the
morning and said
both the baby and
Ginni were
healthy. His social
account was
flooded with con-
gratulatory mes-
sages from the fans.
Right from Bolly-
wood to Television
celebrities, all con-
gratulated the couple
and wished the baby
all good luck.
—Agency
V
In Retrospect
Much awaited
name revealed
Anushka Sharma
...her post
Kapil Sharma and Ginni Chatrath
Ram Charan’s post
Vanessa Morgan
Blake Lively
Aamir Khan
Poster of the film
His tweet

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CITY BUZZ
WHAT BUDGET?
As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced Union Budget 2021 on Monday,
City First talked to a few people who paid close attention to the gender budgeting!
t’s that time of the
year! The time
where the progress
of a nation is inex-
tricably linked
with the allocation
of its budget.
While all eyes were on Fi- nance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman, who presented
the Union Budget 2021 on
Monday, there was a par-
ticular section of the socie-
ty that paid close attention
to the gender budgeting.
The pandemic job cut hit
women in various fields.
They expected the Central
government to announce
steps to push women labour
participation rate in the
budget.
From Palaniappan Chid-
ambaram to Nirmala Si-
tharaman, for years, India’s
finance ministers have
promised to improve wom-
en’s welfare through higher
and more focused govern-
ment spending. Gender in-
equality remains rife in
other aspects of Indian life;
however, better-implement-
ed gender budgeting could
address these inequalities.
This type of gender budget-
ing, which applies a gender
lens to expenditure and pri-
oritizes gender-specific out-
comes, has emerged as a
popular way for govern-
ments across the world to
empower women and im-
prove gender equality
.
While going down the
memory lane, we recalled
Nirmala Sitharaman say-
ing, “This is a budget for
every woman wanting to
stand up and being counted”
as she presented the budget
2020. This year, women from
various walks of life hoped
for certain measures includ-
ing women employment and
ways to boost women entre-
preneurship from the union
budget2021.CityFirsttalked
to a few readers from Ra-
jasthan, Gujarat and Uttar
Pradesh to know their view
on the Union Budget 2021
and if it has anything spe-
cial for women!
KARISHMA GWALANI
karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in
I
The budget is
full of hope snd
promises to
accelerate the
economic growth in short
to medium term but the
key lies in execution and
government’s control over fiscal
deficit within target 9.5%.
—APRA KUCHHAL, RAJ
The only thing which I look forward to is
women would be allowed to work in all
categories and also in night shifts with
adequate protection. If implemented, can
be a great step in terms of women empowerment,
however, seeing the past record, women safety
has always been a big question mark in India so
it’s important that government should give a detailed specification
of the term ‘adequate safety’ first because this term can be taken
each to his own to manipulate things.
—SHAIKH UZMA JAMAL, UP
Every year, our Finance Minister comes up with new poli-
cies to allocate gender-based budget with the hope that
it would eradicate the gender inequality in India. And yet,
there isn’t much of a progress. This year too, I’m hoping
for better policies and even better implementation to see the actual
difference. —SHIPRA MAHESHWARI, GUJ
SPEAKUPS
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
MEET GREET!
Speaker Dr CP Joshi and RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot met in
Nathdawara on Monday, Vaibhav Gehlot is on a personal visit to
Udaipur and he visited Nathdawara too.
He met Lakshyaraj Singh, a member of the erstwhile royal family
of Mewar and also paid a courtesy visit to the residence of RCA
secretary Mahendra Sharma.
Cabinet Minister Saleh
Mohommad celebrated his
birthday with family and friends
on Monday, February 1.We wish
him all the best!
Minister Parsadi Lal Meena
celebrated his birthday on
Monday, February 1, with his
family and friends. We wish
him all the best!
Mumtaz Patel, daughter of senior congress leader late Ahmed
Patel visited Jaipur with her family and stayed and spent quality
time with Bina Kak, a dear and old family friend. Mumtaz met
CM Ashok Gehlot also during her visit.
DURING THE DAY!
Women safety and empowerment
CITY FIRST
C
ommissioner of
Police Anand
Srivastava inau-
gurated Women’s
Safety and Empowerment
Awareness Campaign at the
Police Commissionerate on
Monday
. The campaign will
continue till February 15.
The poster of the campaign
wasalsolaunchedduringthe
event. Rahul Prakash men-
tionedthatthecampaignhas
been initiated under the
‘
Awaaz’programlaunchedby
the police department. The
campaign was followed by a
bikerallyledbyDeputyCom-
missioner of Police (Metro),
Richa Tomar, Nirbhaya
squad, women and police
personnel. On the occasion,
AnandSrivastavamentioned
that it is important for our
society to take care of its
daughters. Crimes against
women are at the peak and it
isn’tacceptabletoliveamong
this exploitation.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
IAS Shubhra Singh and
IAS Pawan Kumar Goyal
celebrated their birthdays
on Monday, February 1. We
wish them all the best!
—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
HAPPY B’DAY!
SPOTTED!
RAJ: MLA Rafiq Khan attended the Poshbada
Mahotsav program at Jawahar Nagar on
Sunday. Many councilors, social workers and
regional people were present on the occasion.
President Dilip Kumar Meena, Congress
Committee, Adarsh Nagar Block was also there.
GUJ: The Space Applications Centre (SAC) under
the aegis of the Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO) organised an ‘UNKNOWN PLANET’ exhibition
of recent artworks by Rohit Zaveri at Hutheesingh
Visual Art Centre in Ahmedabad on Monday. The
exhibition was inaugurated by Nilesh M.Desai,
Director, SAC/ISRO and curated by Giriraj Kadia.
The exhibition will remain open till Sunday, February
21 daily from 4-8 p.m. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
RAJ: Xaviers College, Jaipur organised The
Xavier Alumni election for the year 2021
on Saturday. All the committee members
participated in the election and elected the
Xaviers College Alumni working committee
where 7 executive members were appointed
to various positions, including Aparna Joshi as
President, Aamir Khan as Vice President, Nikita
Batra as General Secretary, Kapil Chopra as
Joint Secretary and Payal Goyal as Treasurer of
Xavier College Alumni Association.
Nirmala Sitharaman
Pushingbeyondlimits
A
megabootcamp
was held under
the 12th edition
of AU Bank
Jaipur Marathon or-
ganised by Sanskriti
Yuva Sanstha and
World Trade Park at Jal
Mahal Ki Pal and Ex-
treme Sports and
Fitness Centre,
Vaishali Nagar on
Sunday
. Gearing up
for the upcoming mara-
thon on February 14,
AU Bank Jaipur is
spreading awareness
and benefits of good
health and fitness. The
camp was led by Ra-
jasthan’s running and
health coach Mahesh
Dwivedi, Dinesh
Chaudhary, Shyam Ya-
dav and Zumba coach
Nitika. Hundreds of
Jaipurites were seen
sweating during the
camp. On this occa-
sion, Mukesh
Mishra, CEO of AU
Bank Jaipur Mara-
thon, said that there is
a lot of enthusiasm
among Jaipurites re-
garding the upcoming
marathon.
—CITY FIRST
During the boot camp
During the poster launch
Bina Kak with Irfan, Mumtaz, Miriam and Zayra
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan was spotted at Jaipur International Airport on
Monday, as he was departing to Mumbai after his shoot in the Pink City.
In an exclusive conversation with First India, Aamir said, “I celebrated
Republic Day in Jaipur, and as this city is a historic place, I am really
happy I got this opportunity.” —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
SPOTTED!

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