BJP national vice-president Raman Singh who served Chhattisgarh as chief minister for 15 years, described the union government’s interim budget presented on Friday, as Rs historic and unprecedented’.
‘‘The budget has taken care of all sections and groups, the decision to credit Rs 6,000 per annum to bank accounts of about 12 crore farmers is undoubtedly historic and unprecedented,’’ Singh told reporters here in his reaction to the budget tabled by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in Lok Sabha.
He also highly appreciated announcement for a provision of Rs 3,000 pension to workers being employed in unorganised sector and stated that it reflects the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Rs Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas’.
Singh said that government decision to raise income tax cap to Rs 5 lakh was a big relief for the huge middle class. Rs Rs Rs 5 lakh income per annum has been exempted from tax, it’s a big step in right direction,’’ the doctor-turned politician Singh remarked.