Union Budget 2023 LIVE Updates:
• FM Nirmala Sitharaman has proposed a hike in the Education Cess from 3% to 4% for the coming fiscal year as part of the Union Budget 2023.
• The FM has proposed a new ‘National Education Policy‘ with a focus on holistic education that includes health and nutrition, physical education, and life skills.
• The FM has proposed a new ‘Rashtriya Aarogya Nidhi‘ scheme to provide free medical care for those below the poverty line.
• The FM has proposed a new ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana‘ which will provide training and certification to the youth in new–age skills such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, 3D printing, and robotics.
• The FM has proposed to increase the number of universities in the top 200 rankings of the world‘s best universities from three to ten.
• The FM has proposed to set up a National Research Foundation to promote research in the country.
• The FM has proposed to set up a National Mission on Quantum Technology and Applications to explore the potential of quantum computing and technologies.
• The FM has proposed to
•Innovation & Technology
•Tax Reforms
•Rural & Agricultural Development
•Infrastructure & Investment
•Employment Generation
•Education & Skill Development
•Health & Wellbeing
•Financial Inclusion & Digital Payments
•Climate Change & Sustainable Development
•Defence & Security
•Corporate Governance & Transparency
•Digital India & E–Governance
