Union Budget 2021-22: FM announces Rs 2.87 lakh crore outlay for Jal Jeevan mission

New Delhi: The government on Monday announced the

Jal Jeevan mission

with an

outlay

of Rs 2.87 lakh crore for 4,378 urban local bodies.

Presenting the

Union Budget

for 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman further said Swachh Bharat 2.0 will be implemented with an outlay of Rs 1,41,678 crore over a period of five years.

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In order to boost manufacturing in India, the finance minister also announced a production linked incentive (PLI) scheme with an outlay of Rs 1.97 lakh crore for 5 years starting this fiscal.

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A scheme of mega investment textiles park in addition to PLI scheme will be launched, Sitharaman said, adding the government will also introduce a bill to set up a development financial institution with an outlay of Rs 20,000 crore