She said that earlier, social justice was mostly a "political slogan". For this government, social justice is an effective and necessary governance model, Sitharaman said.
Presenting the interim Budget 2024-25, she said 30 crore Mudra Yojana loans have been given to women entrepreneurs.
“The aviation sector has been galvanised in the last 10 years and the number of airports have doubled to 114,” said the Finance Minister.
The Interim Budget has also created a corpus of Rs 1 lakh crore for a 50-year interest-free loan for the farm sector.
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday addressed a joint sitting of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, marking the onset of the Budget Session of Parliament. While
Mahila Samman Bachat Patra Yojana 2023 is a government savings scheme designed for Indian women and girls to promote financial independence and security.
The Prime Minister reiterated that in the last nine years, the country has moved with a vision of women-led development.
It will involve discussions on the budget announcements pertaining to various themes in coordination with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, and the Jal Shakti Ministry.
Addressing the gathering, Sitharaman said, “The first thing that came to mind while drafting the budget of this year was the women SHGs and how to empower them by giving more money in their hands.”
While the State had demanded Rs 8400 crore for Railway infrastructure development, the Union government allocated Rs 10,012 crore, Rs 1612 crore more than the demanded funds.
In the capital city Bhubaneswar, the price of 24-carat gold per 10-gram is Rs 60,700 as compared to Rs 58,900 on Tuesday. Similarly, the price of 22-carat gold has increased to Rs 54,200 from Rs 51,600.
The Rs 3,397.32 crore is the highest sports budget allocation ever in the country. Last year, the sports sector received a budget of Rs 3062.60 crore.
While listing out seven priorities, Sitharaman said that priorities complement each other and act as the 'saptarishi'.
Sitharaman outlined seven priorities of this year's Union Budget. These priorities complement each other and act as the 'saptarishi'.
According to Sitharaman, India is moving forward firmly for the ‘panchamrit’ and net-zero carbon emission by 2070 to usher in green industrial and economic transition.
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