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COVER STORY

First General Budget of Amrit Kaal

In a very fast-changing India its middle class has become a major
stream in every sphere of life, be it development or system, courage
or ability to take a resolution. The middle class is a huge force to
fulfill the dreams of a prosperous and developed India. Just as

the youth power of India is the special strength of India, similarly
the growing middle class of India is also a great power. In order
to empower the middle class, our government has taken many

decisions in the past years and has ensured ease of living.
– NARENDRA MODI, PRIME MINISTER

If we try to understand the first general
budget of Amrit Kaal in a few words, then
it is a public-oriented and visionary budget
dedicated to the development of the country.
This budget stresses empowering and
enabling the villages, poor, farmers, tribals,
Dalits, backward, exploited, underprivileged,
disabled, economically backward, and
middle-class people.
The size of the General Budget - 2023-
24 has increased to more than Rs 45 lakh
crore, which shows that India's economy
is growing rapidly even in the Covid era.
Despite the global crisis caused by the
Covid crisis and the Russia-Ukraine war, the
increase in the size of the country's budget
to Rs 45 lakh crore reflects that India is a
fast-growing economy. This budget has
holistically laid out the blueprint for the next
25 years of development for the country
with an emphasis on various dimensions.
It aims to provide greater opportunities
for citizens, provide a strong impetus to
growth and job creation, and strengthen
macroeconomic stability. This is not just a
financial document for the development of
the current financial year, but a blueprint
for the country to lay the foundation of a
developed economy.

MANN KI BAAT OF EVERY INDIAN
ALONG WITH THE MIDDLE CLASS
In the last nine years, several initiatives
have empowered the poor, poverty has

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