The much-awaited Union Budget 2023-24 was presented by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. With raise in tax rebate limits to the national digital library for children and adolescents, new programme to promote R&D in pharma, 157 nursing colleges, recruitment of 38,800 teachers, and enhanced budget for PM Awas yojana, finance minister aimed to improve the lives of people across the country.