Which of the following are true about Union Budget 2021?
A. Atmanirbhar health care system was announced.
B. Big boost for roads and infrastructure.
C. Vehicle scrappage policy.
D. Fuel and liquor cess imposed.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, B, C and D
The Union Budget 2021-22 was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1 February 2021. All four statements describe announcements made in it.
A. Atmanirbhar health care system was announced. Correct. The budget announced the PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, with an outlay of about ₹64,180 crore over six years, to build up primary, secondary and tertiary health care.
B. Big boost for roads and infrastructure. Correct. Capital expenditure was raised sharply, to about ₹5.54 lakh crore, and the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways received about ₹1.18 lakh crore, with new highway and economic corridor projects.
C. Vehicle scrappage policy. Correct. A voluntary vehicle scrapping policy was announced to phase out old and unfit vehicles, with fitness tests after 20 years for personal vehicles and 15 years for commercial vehicles.
D. Fuel and liquor cess imposed. Correct. An Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess was put on petrol (₹2.50 a litre), diesel (₹4 a litre) and alcoholic beverages, among other items; the basic duties were cut at the same time so that the buyer did not pay more in total.