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Includes ₹60,030 cr for drinking water, ₹35,000 cr on vaccination
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sithraman presents the Union Budget 2021 in the Parliament, New Delhi on February 1, 2021. Videograb: LSTV
Includes ₹60,030 cr for drinking water, ₹35,000 cr on vaccination
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech that the government expected to spend ₹2,23,846 crore in the coming year on “health and well being. a 137% increase (from last year).” This includes a ₹60,030 crore outlay on drinking water and sanitation, a ₹2,700 crore outlay on nutrition both of these are handled by separate ministries nearly ₹49,000 crore as Finance Commission grants and ₹35,000 crore toward vaccination.
Allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for COVID vaccines will help end pandemic, expedite eco recovery: Vardhan
He hailed the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prudence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for taking us closer to Health For All.
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NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday lauded the 2021-2022 Budget, saying the allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccines and commitment to provide further support will help end this pandemic and expedite economic recovery.
He hailed the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prudence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for taking us closer to Health For All .
Allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for COVID vaccines will help end pandemic, expedite economic recovery: Harsh Vardhan
He hailed the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prudence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for taking us closer to Health For All . PTI
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan (File photo)
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday lauded the 2021-2022 Budget, saying the allocation of Rs 35,000 crore for COVID-19 vaccines and commitment to provide further support will help end this pandemic and expedite economic recovery.
He hailed the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and prudence of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for taking us closer to Health For All .
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Healthcare spending jumps 137%; ₹35,000-crore funding for vaccination drive
Still recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic, India has proposed to increase the spending on the health and well-being sector by 137 per cent to ₹2,23,846 crore from ₹94,452 crore allocated in the current fiscal. The scope of its coverage, however, enlarged to include nutrition, drinking water and sanitation.
The allocation, announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who presented the Budget in the Lok Sabha on Monday, would also include ₹35,000 crore set aside for Covid-19 vaccination apart from Finance Commission grants worth ₹36,022 crore and ₹13,192 crore for water and sanitation as well as health sector, respectively.
Union Budget 2021: Centre Allocates Rs 35,000 Crore For Covid-19 Vaccines, Harsh Vardhan Lauds Move
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a budget outlay of Rs 2,23,846 crore for the health sector
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In a major move, the Centre on Monday proposed a budget outlay of Rs 2,23,846 crore for the health sector, with Rs 35,000 crore earmarked for Covid-19 vaccines in the upcoming fiscal.
While presenting the budget on Monday Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman positioned health and wellbeing as one of the six crucial pillars of Atmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India) as she increased the allocation for the sector by 137 percent when compared to the current fiscal.