3 Poll-Bound States Get Special Attention In Union Budget 2021

Announcing the Union Budget 2021-22, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a preference to poll-bound states -Kerala, Assam, and West Bengal. Eyeing assembly elections, Minister Sithraman allocated Rs 65,000 crore for roads and highways in Kerala. Moreover, for road and infrastructure development in West Bengal and Assam, the Finance Minister has allocated Rs 25,000 crore and Rs 3,400 crore respectively. The polls in West Bengal and Kerala were slated for the summer of 2021.