What’ll India get on February 1? The likely twin pillars of this year’s Budget

In last year’s budget, FM Sitharaman stepped up the outlay of capital expenditure to Rs 7.5 lakh crore, an increase of 35% over Rs 5.54 lakh crore budgeted a year earlier. Another 30% raise in this budget, as suggested by an expert, will mean earmarking Rs 9.75 lakh crore for infra spend in the coming year.