The Finance Minister said that looking at the entire year and beyond, in this budget we have particularly focused on employment, skills, MSMEs and the middle class. I am happy to announce a package of 5 schemes and initiatives of the Prime Minister to facilitate employment, skills and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth over a period of 5 years with a central outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore.
Union Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha. This is the 7th consecutive budget of the Finance Minister. This time the focus can be seen on women, youth and farmers in the budget. The middle class can also get tax relief. The Finance Minister first reached the ministry and held a meeting with the officials. After this she reached Rashtrapati Bhavan to meet President Draupadi Murmu, where the President fed her curd and sugar. After this she reached Parliament House. The Finance Minister will also present the budget of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The cabinet approved the budget in Parliament House.
The Finance Minister said - One crore farmers will join natural farming in the next one year
Some schemes already announced have also been included in the budget. Transforming research in farming, monitoring by experts, will promote new varieties according to the climate. One crore farmers will join natural farming in the next one year. For self-sufficiency in pulses and pulses, we will focus on production, storage and marketing. The government's focus will be on crops like mustard, groundnut, sunflower and soybean.
Sitharaman said - India's economy is continuously performing better
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha. This is the 7th consecutive budget of the Finance Minister. She started her speech at 11:03 am. She said that 'India's economy is continuously performing better, and it is expected to continue in the future. Inflation is continuously under control. Food items are also within reach. As said in the interim budget - poor, women, youth and food providers - we want to focus on these four castes. A month ago we have announced increased MSP on almost all major crops. Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana is running to benefit more than 80 crore people.