New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi remarked that the first budget in the Amrit Kaal of India has established a strong base to fulfill the aspirations and resolutions of a developed India. He said that this budget gives priority to the deprived and strives to fulfill the dreams of the aspirational society, the poor, villages and the middle class.
Traditional artisans are creators of nation
He congratulated the Finance Minister and her team for a historic Budget. The Prime Minister termed the traditional artisans like carpenters, lohar (ironsmiths) Sunar (goldsmiths), Kumhars (potters), sculptors and many others as the creator of the nation.
“For the first time, the country has come up with many schemes as a tribute to the hard work and creation of these people.” the Prime Minister said.
Miracles can be performed if women SHGs are strengthened
From women living in the cities to villages, employed to homemakers, the Prime Minister informed that the government has taken significant steps that will further empower the welfare of women. He emphasized that miracles can be performed if Women Self Help Groups, which is a sector with extreme potential, is further strengthened.
Underlining that a new dimension has been added to Women Self Help Groups in the new budget with the introduction of a new special savings scheme for women, the Prime Minister said that it will strengthen women especially the homemaker from common families.
Cooperatives will be made a fulcrum of development
This Budget, the Prime Minister said, will make cooperatives a fulcrum of the development of the rural economy. The government, he continued, has made the world's largest food storage scheme in the co-operative sector.
An ambitious scheme to form new primary co-operatives has also been announced in the budget. This will expand the area of milk and fish production along with farming, farmers, animal husbandry and fishermen will get better prices for their produce.
Emphasizing the need to replicate the success of digital payments in the agriculture sector, the Prime Minister said that this budget comes with a big plan for digital agriculture infrastructure.
Millets given a new identity of Shree-Anna
He informed that the world is celebrating the International Year of Millets and noted that there are many types of millets in India with multiple names. The Prime Minister said that special recognition of millets is necessary when it is reaching households all over the world.
“This super food has been given a new identity of Shree-Anna,” the PM said as he underlined that small farmers and tribal farmers of the country will get economic support along with a healthy life for the citizens of the country.
Green Growth, Green Economy, Green Infrastructure, and Green Jobs
This budget, Shri Modi continued, will give an unprecedented expansion to Green Growth, Green Economy, Green Infrastructure, and Green Jobs for a Sustainable Future.
The Prime Minister also touched upon the Ease of Doing Business which is taken forward through the campaign of credit support and reforms for industries.
Potential of the middle class
The Prime Minister underlined the potential of the middle class in realizing the dreams of 2047. The Prime Minister informed that in order to empower the middle class, the government has taken many significant decisions in the past years that have ensured Ease of Living.
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