Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to table the interim budget during the ongoing budget session in Parliament on Thursday.
This is Sitharaman's sixth consecutive budget. However, this year's budget is only an interim budget meant to handle government spending until the impending Lok Sabha elections. A full budget will therefore be announced once the new government is formed.
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Meanwhile, various sectors, such as agriculture, education and the gaming industry, among others, have expressed their own wish lists, hoping for incentives and policy considerations to improve performance.
While the agricultural sector wants more allocation to research and development, industry experts are also calling for strategic investment in irrigation.
Similarly, healthcare industry experts have expressed interest in increasing allocation for research and development, reforming the GST framework, and further private investment in medical education.
The education sector is looking for incentives to promote quality digital education. Notably, since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic era, digital infrastructure has become the focus of the education sector. However, its activities still face challenges.
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