The budget does not have much for the health sector directly, though indirectly it has made provisions for drinking water and housing. Here are the key health-related highlights.

• A national Tele Mental Health Programme to be launched with NIMHANS as the nodal centre and 23 tele-mental health centres of excellence, for mental health counselling and care.
• An open platform for the National Digital Health Ecosystem consisting of digital registries of health providers and health facilities, unique health identity and universal access to health facilities.
• Integrated benefits to women and children through Mission Shakti, Mission Vatsalya, Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0.
• Two lakh anganwadis to be upgraded to Saksham Anganwadis with better facilities
• Har Ghar, Nal Se Jal: Provide tap water connections to 3.8 crore households in 2022-23
• Housing for All: 80 lakh houses in 2022-23 under PM Awas Yojana.
• Government will introduce a battery swapping policy to encourage use of electric vehicles in the country

For the individual taxpayer, there is no change in the income tax slabs. They remain the same.

(Source: Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Finance, Feb. 1, 2022)