Top BJP leaders and Union Ministers hailed the Budget 2023 as visionary and said this will help make the dreams of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India an economic super power during the Amrit kal.
Home Minister Amit Shah hailed the Budget as “all-inclusive and visionary”, saying that this will give impetus to the PM Modi-led government’s resolve for self-reliant India.
“The budget-2023 brought by the Modi government is a budget that lays a strong foundation of Amrit Kaal. I am sure that this all-inclusive and visionary budget will give further impetus to the resolve of the Modi government for a self-reliant India, taking every section along. Congratulations to PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for this Amrit Kaal Budget,” Shah said.
Referring to the budget proposals, Shah outlined how the Budget reflected the government’s push for strong infrastructure and a strong economy. “The target of increasing capital expenditure by 33 per cent to Rs 10 lakh crore and keeping the fiscal deficit at 5.9 per cent is commendable. This reflects the foresight of the Modi government to build a new India with strong infrastructure and a strong economy,” Shah said.
“Thanks to Modi ji for giving huge tax relief to the middle and salaried class. The increase in tax rebate from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh and unprecedented changes in tax slabs will greatly benefit the middle class. Along with this, I also welcome the relief given to the government employees,” said the home minister.
Lauding the budget provisions , Shah referred to the decisions to set up a National Digital Library to make books available to the youth, to increase agricultural loans to Rs 20 lakh crore, to start the PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman Yojana to make the country's traditional artisans and craftsmen self-reliant.
“With the plan to set up the world's largest decentralized storage capacity in the budget, farmers associated with cooperative societies will be able to store their produce and sell the produce at the right time and get a fair price. This will play an important role in Modi ji's resolve to increase the income of farmers,” he tweeted .
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh said the budget has focused on growth and welfare of marginalized sections.
“The Union Budget for 2023-24 presented by FM Nirmala Sitharaman under the guidance of PM Modi is focused on growth and welfare, with a priority to provide support to farmers, women, marginalised sections and the middle class,” Rajnath said.
He highlighted job creation and increased spending on agriculture, housing, healthcare and manufacturing sectors and said that these will help drive India’s economic growth.
“By creating jobs through investments in infrastructure projects paired with increased spending on agriculture, housing, healthcare and manufacturing sectors will help create more opportunities for everyone and help in driving economic growth further ahead!” said the defence minister.
“The Budget demonstrates the government’s commitment towards supporting growth and welfare oriented policies that will benefit all sections of society including small businesses owners, farmers, and professionals alike,” he further said. The defence minister said that the Budget is expected to bring in change that will help India become s $5 trillion economy.
“The Union Budget 2023-24 is expected to bring about positive changes in the country that will lead us towards achieving our goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy and ‘Top Three’ economies within few years,” Rajnath said.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari praised the budget for giving impetus to infrastructure development, and said, "It is a budget to promote modern infrastructure in the country, which will lay the foundation for a new India and improve the lives of 130 crore Indians.".BJP President J P Nadda lauded Prime Minister Modi and union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman for an inclusive, growth-oriented, and visionary budget.
“ The first union budget of Amrit Kaal reflects Prime Minister Modi’s vision and foresight “ , said Nadda adding that “it highlights core vision of the Prime Minister Modi” and “brings out the welfare schemes “ to benefit those at “the lowest rung of the Pyramid”.
The BJP president welcomed the increase in the Income tax rebate to Rs seven lakh from the current Rs five lakh.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said the "Amrit Kaal Budget" infuses new energy to India's growth trajectory and is the outcome of an all inclusive people-centric agenda relentlessly pursued by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In his tweet, the minister said, "The #AmritKaalBudget presented by FM Smt @NSitharaman is the outcome of all inclusive people-centric agenda relentlessly pursued by PM Sh @NarendraModi."
"Equal focus on women, youth, middle class, farmers, etc. It infuses new energy to India's growth trajectory steering it to stay on track as a global bright star," it said.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the budget has given a boost to education , skill development and job creation.
It lays a solid foundation for transforming India into a technology-driven, knowledge-based economy, he said.
Reacting to the announcements made by the Finance Minister in her budget speech in Lok Sabha, Pradhan said the Union Budget for 2023-24 has drawn a meticulous blueprint for "India@100".
"Giving a boost to education, skill dev, entrepreneurship, R&D, digital infrastructure, green growth & job creation, Amrit Kaal Budget draws a meticulous blueprint for India@100 and lays a solid foundation for transforming India into a technology-driven knowledge-based economy," Pradhan tweeted.