India, Feb. 1 -- Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her record eighth consecutive Union Budget in the Parliament today, marking the second full budget of the Modi 3.0 government, which also focuses on the aviation sector.

Under the aviation budget, as many as 120 new airports will be connected in a span of 10 years. Additionally, Bihar will get new greenfield airports along with the expansion project of the Patna airport.

Under the 'UDAN' scheme, as many as 88 small cities will be connected via airports, the finance minister said.

This year's Union Budget holds special lens on agriculture, uplifting rural areas, manufacturing, innovation, etc. She said that the Modi government's budget aims to work on transformative refo...