Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first General Budget of Narendra Modi Government’s second term today. Infrastructure development; the vision for making India a five-trillion-dollar economy; Farmers’ welfare and water security are some of the key features of Mrs. Sitharaman’s first budget as Finance Minister. She said that the NDA government had set the ball rolling for a new India and showed that the principle of Reform, Perform and Transform can succeed. Mrs. Sitharaman put forth the government’s 10-point vision for the next decade to India to newer heights.
- Building physical and social infrastructure.
- Digital India reaching every sector of the economy
- Pollution free India with green Mother Earth and Blue Skies
- Make in India with particular emphasis on MSMEs, Start-Ups, defence manufacturing, automobiles, electronics and medical devices.
- Water, water management, clean Rivers
- Blue Economy
- Space programmes, Gaganyan, Chandrayan and Satellite programmes
- Self-sufficiency and export of food-grains, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and vegetables
- Health society-Ayushman Bharat, Well-nourished women and children. Safety of citizens
- Team India with Jan Bhagidari. Minimum Government Maximum Governance.