The Union budget 2023-24 is underpinned by seven priorities that complement each other and act as the 'Saptarishi' guiding through the Amrit Kaal, an official statement said.

One of the priorities of the government is inclusive development that includes the establishment of 157 new nursing colleges, encouraging public and private medical research in ICMR labs and pharma innovation and multidisciplinary courses for medical devices, the statement said.

The webinar will have three simultaneous breakout sessions covering the health and pharma sectors.

Besides ministers and secretaries of the central government ministries and departments, a host of stakeholders drawn from state and UT governments, subject experts, representatives of industries, associations, private medical colleges, hospitals, etc would attend the webinar and contribute suggestions for better implementation of the budget announcements.