Last Updated on 25/07/2024 by Ankita Jain
The Modi Government 3.0 of the Centre presented its first general budget on Tuesday. While the government made many big claims regarding this budget, the opposition is targeting it. In this episode, Aam Aadmi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha targeted the central government. Raghav Chadha said that in India, tax is levied like England, but the services are available like Somalia.
He said that in the last ten years, the central government has sucked the blood of the common man by imposing taxes. There are three reasons for the plight of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 elections. The first reason is the economy, the second reason is the economy and the third is also the economy.
10 big things of the budget-
1. Relief in the new tax regime. Now 5% tax on income of 3 to 7 lakhs.
2. Cancer medicines, gold-silver, mobile phones, electrical wires and X-ray machines are cheap.
3. Rs 15,000 assistance from EPFO for those getting their first job.
4. Education loan will be available in institutions across the country and the government will give 3% interest on the education loan.
5. Special package announced for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. Rs 58.9 thousand crores to Bihar. Rs 15 thousand crores to Andhra Pradesh. Special scheme for infrastructure for Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
6. ₹1.52 lakh crore for agriculture. However, no announcement was made on MSP in the budget.
7. Internship to 20 lakh youth every year.
8. Provision of Rs 3 lakh crore for schemes benefiting women and girls.
9. Under Surya Ghar Free Electricity Scheme, 300 units of free electricity every month to 1 crore houses.
10. Mudra loan increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 20 lakh.
Many gifts to Bihar and Andhra Pradesh
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a budget of Rs 48 lakh 21 thousand crores. In this, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh alone were given gifts of more than 1 lakh crores in the name of development. It has been announced to give Rs 58500 crore to Bihar and Rs 15000 crore to Andhra Pradesh for development projects. The opposition also targeted the government over this. The opposition alleged that this decision was taken to maintain the government formed with the help of allies at the Center.