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India Budget 2021-22

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  India Budget 2021-22 is 'unprecedented'! Every budget has its own share of surprises and tough situations that they have all tried to stall. On a birds eye view of the budget, this has some new things that we could be happy about. On one side, this is more an income expense statement for the upcoming year, which is what budgets are supposed to be. For the last few decades, budgets have become policy announcing platforms. Budgets are supposed to be a plan for income and expense. I think, with this budget the FM is reclaiming that position for budgets. But for the two non-finance approvals that also went through with the finance bill, there is nothing to complain about. Having said that, budgets should mostly talk of allocation of funds for different spheres of social life in this country. Defence, health care, education, etc., Of course, health care takes in a large increase in allocation thanks to Covid situation and its immunisation scheme. But what happens with education an