India spends big to revive pandemic-hit economy



Nation | by AFP


New Delhi,

India unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure on Monday, as the government sought to boost a coronavirus-ravaged economy on course for its biggest annual contraction on record.

The planned expenditure of US$30.6 billion on health and well-being schemes was more than double the equivalent outlay in the previous budget, although it included US$4.8 billion for the country’s ambitious Covid-19 immunization drive, with plans to vaccinate 300 million by July…

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