PARLIAMENT PASSES FINANCE BILL 2021 - The Daily Guardian

Correspondent — March 25, 2021, 9:58 am

NEW DELHI: The Parliament on Wednesday passed Finance Bill 2021, which gives effect to the financial proposals of the central government for the financial year 2021-22. The bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, a day after it was approved by the Lok Sabha. Finance Minister Nirmala accused the Congress-led UPA government of having “mismanaged the economy”. She noted that the Non-Performing Assets (NPAs) have declined to Rs 8.99 lakh crore as of March 2020. “Things were a mess and the economy was mismanaged under the tenure of UPA. As of now, NPAs have declined to Rs 8.99 lakh crore as of March 2020,” she said.