Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that higher investment in healthcare is very critical and industries that got badly battered due to the pandemic and the ones that would emerge as new engines of growth needed support.Addressing business leaders at the Confederation of Indian Industry’s (CII) virtual partnership summit, Sitharaman described her third union budget to be presented in February as a ‘never before’ budget coming after a pandemic.
The minister said the suggestions received from all walks of life will be given abundant attention.Sitharaman’s emphasis on higher healthcare spending and support to sections of businesses indicate the general direction of the next union budget.“When we talk about lives, even today, health takes top.