BJP State President and former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for the interim budget presented in Parliament today.
BJP State President said that this interim budget contains the development story of the last 10 years of the Modi government. It is the outline of the developed India of 2047. The idea is to uplift all sections of the society including villages, poor, farmers, women and youth. The former CM said that the budget is a reflection of clear policy and intention.
Marandi said that this interim budget is the budget of the decade of development in which 25 crore people have been brought out of the poverty line. Has given permanent roof to 3 crore people. Basic facilities like roads, electricity and water have reached the common man.
He said that this is the budget of GYAN. In which emphasis is on poor, youth, food givers and women empowerment.
Earlier, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her sixth Budget on February 1. This was an interim budget ahead of the general elections later this year. The Interim Budget 2024 was focused on youth and women empowerment, while maintaining fiscal consolidation and continuing capex. FM Sitharaman lowered down FY25 fiscal deficit target to 5.1% of the GDP. There were no changes made to the direct tax and indirect tax rates.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed on 5 ‘Disha Nirdashak’ baatein: Social justice as an effective governance model; Focus on the poor, youth, women, and the Annadata (farmers); Focus on infrastructure; Use of technology to improve productivity and High power committee for challenges arising from demographic challenges. India has had three consecutive years of 7% GDP growth and is the fastest growing economy in G20.
Meanwhile, in other development the interim budget presented by the party's economic cell was heard in the Parliament today at 11 am in the BJP state office, in which experts from economic sectors, CA, CS, experts from educational institutions, advocates, doctors were present.
The program was presided over by cell president JP Sharma. Party's Chief Whip MLA Biranchi Narayan, State Treasurer Deepak Banka, State Media Incharge Shivpujan Pathak, Spokesperson Pratul Shah Dev, Co-Media Incharge Ashok Badaik and hundreds were present as chief guests in the meeting.
Addressing the program, MLA Biranchi Narayan said that this interim budget is the interim budget of the development journey from Antyodaya to Sarvodaya. In this there is poor welfare, development of basic facilities, employment generation, development of farmers, women and youth.
He said that this is the story of corruption free India. Among the experts present in the program, Advocate Mahendra Chaudhary, Dr. Sandeep Verma of Sarala Birla Vishwavidyalaya, CA Rajesh Srivastava, Pradeep Jaluka, CA Rajkumar, Jai Kishore Shahdev also praised the budget and congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman. And gave best wishes.