New Delhi, Feb. 13 -- Reiterating that sectoral allocation and effective capital expenditure have gone up in the Budget 2025-26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that government will continue to take steps to reduce the burden of price rise, while also dismissing the concerns around depreciation of Indian Rupee (INR) against US dollar.
Replying to the general discussion on the Budget in Rajya Sabha, Sitharaman said that while there is no sectoral cut in allocation for the fiscal 2025-26, the effective capital expenditure has gone up.
The Finance Minister said that in the Budget 2025-26, the effective capital expenditure is projected at Rs 15.48 lakh crore as against Rs 13.18 lakh crore in the Revised Estimate of ...