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Union Budget: What Amit Shah & Kiren Rijju say on new scheme for northeast
Villages on the northern border will be covered under a new vibrant village programme to enhance development and ₹1,500 crore has been allocated for the same, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Budget '22: India to hold 5G spectrum auctions this year, says finance minister
It will facilitate a rollout of the next-generation telecoms service by private telecom providers within next year, that is, the financial year (FY) '23, she added.

Watch LIVE: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents Union Budget 2022
Union Budget 2022: The Union Budget 2022 comes at a time when India has successfully inoculated more than 70 per cent of its population against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

Sitharaman to hold pre-budget meeting with state finance ministers on Thursday
Speaking at Hindustan Times Leadership Summit earlier this month, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Budget may have a continued focus on infrastructure development. She also stressed the importance of a consistent tax regime.

Pre-Budget consultations: Finance minister to meet service, trade sector experts
The meetings will be held in a virtual format in the national capital Delhi and will focus on various aspects of the forthcoming general budget 2022-23, which is to be unveiled by the central government on February 1, 2022.

Written by Joydeep Bose | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi