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Budget Webinar Cover Story

and what could be the ways for it. Overall the budgets
that have been presented in India since 2014, there
has been stress on bringing new age reforms.
An incisive review of the budget reflects that like the
last 8 years, this time also agriculture has been given
a lot of importance in the budget. In the last few years,
every budget has been called the budget of villages,
the poor, and farmers. In 2014, the agriculture budget
was less than Rs 25 thousand crores, which has now
increased to more than Rs 1 lakh 25 thousand crores.
Similarly, the changing India of the 21st century is
continuously empowering its citizens with the power
of technology. Along with technology, the human side
has got priority in this budget.
During the previous governments, this class also
always felt pressure, government interference, and
various kinds of obstacles at every step. Due to the
efforts of the Central Government in the last few years,
this situation has started changing. Today the positive
effect of the policies and decisions of the government
is visible everywhere where it is most needed. The
webinar is an important initiative in the direction of
how maximum people can get the maximum benefit of
this budget in collaboration with all the stakeholders,
the provisions made in the budget, and the power of
everyone's resolve. Hardly anyone would doubt that
today's new India is moving forward with a new work
culture. If the old work culture had persisted, then
even the thought of such a budget webinar would not You all know that we have started a
have come to the fore. new tradition. Firstly, we have advanced
Surely everyone's experience in the budget webinar
with the mantra of public participation, everyone's the presentation of the budget by a
resolution for personal development will definitely month ago. The budget is applicable
succeed by combining with the resolution of the from April 1, so in the meanwhile, we get
country's development, with collective power and two months for preparation. We are
collective effort. It is a time of new responsibilities, making efforts that in light of the
new possibilities, and bold decisions for each of the budget, all the stakeholders – private,
stakeholders. After the general budget, the government public, state-central government, and
is preparing a strong medium of collective ownership different departments of the
and shared cooperation for the implementation of the government together land the
budget through webinars, as this year's budget marks provisions of the general budget on the
the beginning of the fulfillment of the goal of making
the country a developed India by 2047. The budget ground as soon as possible and get
has been tested from the point of view of Amritkaal. maximum results. Suggestions from
It is a good sign for the country that the citizens of the citizens will facilitate the government to
country are also looking at the next 25 years by linking simplify its decision-making process as
them with these goals. well. The road map of implementation
Let us know further how Prime Minister Narendra will also be good.
Modi has shown the way through the budget webinar
to completely realize the provisions of the budget. - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

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