| PDF Title | Union Budget 2024-25 Viksit Bharat – Speech PDF |
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| Order Date | Jul 23, 2024 |
| Total Pages | 62 |
| Posted By | Admin |
| Posted On | Jul 24, 2024 |
| Source | www.indiabudget.gov.in/ |
Union Budget 2024-25 Viksit Bharat – Speech PDF
On July 23, 2024, Nirmala Sitharaman, the Hon’ble Finance Minister, presented the first budget of the current government. This budget emphasizes employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class, aiming for overall prosperity. It outlines nine priorities designed to create ample opportunities for all and suggests specific actions and reforms to achieve the goal of Viksit Bharat (Developed India).
Interim Budget
The Finance Minister said that as mentioned in the interim budget, the focus is on 4 major castes, namely ‘Garib’ (Poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth) and ‘Annadata’ (Farmer).
Budget Theme
Dwelling on the Budget theme, Smt Sitharaman said, turning attention to the full year and beyond, in this budget, we particularly focus on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class. She announced the Prime Minister’s package of 5 schemes and initiatives to facilitate employment, skilling and other opportunities for 4.1 crore youth over a 5-year period with a central outlay of ₹2 lakh crore. This year, ₹1.48 lakh crore has been allocated for education, employment and skilling.
Budget Priorities
The Finance Minister said, for pursuit of ‘Viksit Bharat’, the budget envisages sustained efforts on the following 9 priorities for generating ample opportunities for all.
- Productivity and resilience in Agriculture
- Employment & Skilling
- Inclusive Human Resource Development and Social Justice
- Manufacturing & Services
- Urban Development
- Energy Security
- Infrastructure
- Innovation, Research & Development and
- Next Generation Reforms
Download Union Budget 2024-25 Viksit Bharat Speech PDF
You can download the Union Budget 2024-25 Speech by the Finance Minister from the official Indian budget website. Here is the direct link to access the speech. For more detailed documents and additional information related to the budget, you can visit the Ministry of Finance’s official website: India Budget.