Sitharaman announced this while presenting the 2022-23 Budget in Parliament. She also said multimodal logistic parks will also be set up in 2022-23.

"ECLGS scheme to be extended till March 2023 and guarantee cover expanded by Rs 50,000 to Rs 5 lakh crore," the finance minister said.

National highways will be extended by 25,000 km during 2022-23, and the PM Gati Shakti for road transport master plan will be finalised in 2022-23, Sitharaman said today.

National Asset Reconstruction Co Ltd (NARCL) has commenced its activity, Sitharaman added.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget for the year 2022-23 in Parliament today.

Before the presentation, a Union Cabinet meeting was held which approved the Budget 2022-23.

Sitharaman, who had in her first budget in 2019 replaced leather briefcase -- which had been in use for decades for carrying budget documents -- with a traditional red cloth 'bahi-khata', has spurt in tax collections to her aid in the budget that is expected to a spend-all budget.

For the uninitiated, the Union Finance Minister's love for subtly elegant handloom and silk sarees is well known, and hence, it's reasonable to assume that her sartorial choices are what distinguishes her appearance.

Taking a dig at the government, he said that it took two years "to go back to where we were on March 31, 2020."

A consensus had emerged at the meeting for "progressive and forward-looking" steps while ensuring that an unregulated crypto market does not become an avenue of "money laundering and terror financing".

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that overall, sharp rebound and recovery of the economy is reflective of our country's strong resilience. India's economic growth in the current year is estimated to be 9.2 per cent, the highest among all large economies.

Ahead of the Union Budget 2022-2023, let's take a look at what different business sectors are hoping for from the Modi government.

The Economic Survey 2021-22, details the state of different sectors of the economy as well as reforms that should be undertaken to accelerate growth.

On the first day on Monday, the President will address the Members of both the Houses after which copies of his address will be laid on the Table.

The port offers 26 berths and two single-point moorings with an annual capacity to handle 248.82 MMT cargo with dedicated terminals for different cargo and commodity types.

Out of the total investment, USD 300 million will go towards implementing commercial agreements, which will include investments in scaling Airtel's offerings that covers a range of devices to consumers via innovative affordability programs as well as other offerings aimed at accelerating access and digital inclusion across India's digital ecosystem.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union Budget 2022-23 in a paperless form for the second time on February 1. Earlier, the Union Budget of 2021-22 was delivered in paperless form for the first time.

Maharaja is the official mascot of Air India which operates globally apart from domestic operations. According to the available data in 2020, "Air India operates around 101 destinations including 57 domestic operations including 33 countries on four continents around the world."

FGIICL is a joint venture between Future Enterprises and Generali Participations Netherlands NV (Generali).

After a competitive bidding process, the government had on October 8 last year sold Air India to Talace Private Limited.