What did PM Modi say on Budget 2024-25
Prime Minister Modi’s comment on the budget 2024-25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised the Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. PM Modi said that this budget will empower every section of the society. Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday presented the full budget for the current financial year 2024-25 in the Lok Sabha. She has presented the budget for the seventh time in a row. After the budget speech of the Finance Minister, the proceedings of the House were adjourned for the day. With this, she broke the record of former Prime Minister Morarji Desai of presenting the budget six times in a row. This is the first budget of the third term of the Prime Minister Modi-led government. Finance Minister Sitharaman introduced the Finance (No. 2) Bill, 2024 in the Lok Sabha after her budget speech of about one hour and 20 minutes.
What did PM Modi say
- This budget is going to focus on manufacturing as well as infrastructure, this will accelerate the pace of development.
- Prime Minister Modi said that the measures taken for the youth in the budget will provide them many new opportunities.
- There are many provisions in the budget to make India’s defence sector self-reliant; attention has also been paid to the tourism sector in it.
Modi-Shah-Rajnath were present during the budget speech
Prime Minister Modi, Union ministers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Health Minister J P Nadda were present in the Lok Sabha during the budget speech of the finance minister. Prominent opposition leaders including Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, DMK’s TR Baalu and NCP (SP)’s Supriya Sule were also present in the House during the budget speech. Before presenting the budget in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman, along with Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Choudhary, met President Draupadi Murmu.