Nirmala Sitharaman is giving a budget speech in the Lok Sabha. He said that the basic of the economy is strong. Inflation is under control. Banks have also improved. She is the first woman Finance Minister to present the budget for the second consecutive time. Before that, Indira Gandhi once presented the budget in February 1970.

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The Finance Minister announced that, 'National recruitment agency will be formed. There is also a provision for change in the Companies Act. The same, "This government is serious for the disabled and the elderly. A provision of Rs 9500 crore has been made for them.

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Apart from this, the Finance Minister further said that now our government is also discussing increasing the age of girls to become mothers. For this, a task force will be set up in 6 months to prepare a report on this issue. Some iconic museums will be built in the country, including Hastinapur in Meerut district. Mention of Adichanallur village in Rakhighadi, Hastinapur, Sivasagar, Dholavira, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu. It has been announced to build a Tribal Museum in Ranchi. A provision of Rs. 3,150 crores is proposed for the Ministry of Culture.

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