E-passport with embedded chip to be rolled out

February 01, 2022 12:00

Among other announcements made by Finance Minister Sitharaman are:

A completely paperless, e-bill system will be launched by ministries for procurement

5 existing academic institutions for urban planning to be designated as Centre for Excellence with endowment fund of Rs 250 cr

75,000 compliances have been eliminated and 1,486 union laws repealed to make it easier for businesses

E-passport with embedded chip will be rolled out

Effective Capital Expenditure of the central government is estimated at Rs 10.68 lakh crores in 2022-23, about 4.1% of GDP

68% of the capital procurement budget for Defence to be earmarked for domestic industry to promote Aatmanirbharta and reduce dependence on imports of defence equipment. This is up from the 58% last fiscal

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