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The minister said that defence research and development will be opened up for the industry, startups and academia with 25 per cent of the defence research and development budget earmarked.

The programme will consist of 23 tele-mental health centres as a part of the network with NIHMANS being the central agency.

Coming to the Budget Estimates, the total expenditure in 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 39.45 lakh crore, while the total receipts other than borrowings are estimated at Rs 22.84 lakh crore.

In her Budget speech on Tuesday, Sitharaman stated that the risks of climate change are the strongest negative externalities that affect India and other countries.

The tax proposals will come into effect from April 1 after the passage of the Union Budget in Parliament.

At present, the Post Office deposits limited transfer of funds within their ecosystem as the same was not connected to the banking ecosystem..

This budget will only increase the inequality and leave the largest section of our population vulnerable and dependent on handouts, said Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi.

The Finance Minister further said that Kisan drones will be used for crop assessments, land records, and spraying of insecticides to drive a wave of technology in the agriculture and farming sector.

In 2019, she had made the longest speech at two hours and 15 minutes (135 minutes), only to top that the next year, in 2020, to speak for over 160 minutes.

The Finance Minister said education in this university will be made available in different Indian languages and ICT formats.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has already been deliberating upon various aspects relating to the central bank digital currency and private crypto currencies.

However, it will remain closed for public on all Sundays for sanitation activities as a measure to contain the spread of Covid-19 disease.

'Kawach' is indigenously developed anti-collision device to prevent accidents to achieve railways its goal of zero accidents.

Sitharaman said that projects, supported by energy transmission, IT communication, bulk water and sewerage, in national infrastructure pipeline which pertains to seven engines will be aligned with PM Gati Shakti Framework.

Natural farming will be promoted along the Ganga corridor, the Finance Minister said.