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Budget Byte: Agriculture as a bright spot for Union Budget 2021-22

Gross value added by agriculture did not dip in 2020-21; rather, it was the only sector that showed growth

Budget Byte: National Small Savings Fund to facilitate off-Budget spending?

What began with food security, off-Budget financing now caters heavily to a range of core spending areas

Budget Byte: Post-pandemic Budget will need to focus on ignored sectors

MSMEs, education, India's police forces might need more support in the coming year to realign their development and spending goals

Budget Byte: Need to spend more on healthcare to manage shortcomings

Spending on health is improving gradually in India, even though it has not grown substantially from its level of 1% of GDP

Budget Byte: Boosting consumer demand will be crucial task for Sitharaman

Pent-up or not, demand yet to fully recover from the pandemic impact