Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal has hailed the Union Budget 2019-20, presented by Interim Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, as a growth oriented Budget that takes care of all sections of the society.
He said that the budget is pro-poor, pro-farmer and pro-common man and would give new trajectory of growth to the country.
Reacting to the Budget proposals presented in Parliament on Friday, the Chief Minister thanked the Union Minister for his announcement to set up an All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Haryana. This would be 22nd AIIMS which will be set up in the country.
Hailing the renewed commitment of the NDA Government to double the income of farmers, the Chief Minister said that the new scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi as announced in the budget clearly reflect the pro-farmer vision of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and would help in realising his vision of doubling the income of the farmers by 2022.
Manohar Lal said that decision of two per cent interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries would definitely give a big boost to the farming sector.
He also thanked the Union Government for increased allocation for Rashtriya Gokul Mission to Rs 750 crore in current year.
The Budget has also given a big relief to the individual tax payers as those earning annual income up to Rs 5 lakh rupees would get full tax rebate, he added.
The Chief Minister also said that the Budget also provides much needed relief to the traders besides providing measures for safeguarding the interest of workers engaged in unorganised sector with the mega Pension Yojana, namely Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan.
Meanwhile, Haryana Finance Minister has also hailed the Union budget saying that this budget would prove to be a milestone towards developing new India.
He said that major relief has been given in this budget to middle class, farmers, labourers and salaried class.
Capt. Abhimanyu said that the defence Budget has been kept more than Rs 3 lakh crore for the financial year 2019-20, which is so far the highest in any year. He also expressed gratitude on increasing the gratuity limit, giving Rs 6 lakh on the death of workers and announcing a pension of Rs 3,000 per month for labourers above 60 years.