The Union Budget 2020 widely focused on developing the ease of living for the common citizen of India, with developmental initiatives proposed for Agriculture, rural India, railways connectivity, shipping, Tourism in Inland waterways, reforms in tax and financial market and bringing new education policy.
The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget 2020 today stated that the Govt would set up an institute for heritage and tourism to benefit archaeology and history. Five sites to be developed as ‘Iconic Sites’ within onsite museums at Rakhigadi (Haryana) Hastinapur (UP), Shiv Sagar (Assam) Dholeevera (Gujarat) and Adhichanalur (TN).