Govt investment in heavy industry firms halved to â¹437 crore
nIn the 2018 Budget, the government has halved investments in state-run firms under the Ministry of Heavy Industries to â¹437 crore for next fiscal from â¹883 crore in 2017-18. The original 2017-18 estimate for the current fiscal was also revised to â¹374 crore. Notably, the expenditure budget for BHEL has been slashed by nearly 40% to â¹225 crore in 2018-19.