Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Union Budget 2024 on Tuesday, embracing a community-centric approach. One of the most significant and encouraging aspects for the health sector is the Budget’s focus on making medicines, particularly for cancer patients, more affordable. Three cancer drugs have been exempted from custom duties, significantly reducing their cost.
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a diversified energy plan focussed on small, modular nuclear reactors, rooftop solar plants, and the development of indigenous technology for Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) thermal power plants with much higher energy efficiency. In her Budget speech, Sitharaman said nuclear energy is expected to form a significant […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday will table Union Budget 2024 at 11 am today. Himanshu Sikka, Lead – Health, IPE Global (international development consulting firm) highlighted that the upcoming Indian budget at the beginning of the third term of the current government is expected to address several key challenges in the health sector. According to Sikka, […]