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THE PACE OF GREEN at India as a manufacturing hub. That's why today
DEVELOPMENT GAINED there is enthusiasm in the world about investing
MOMENTUM in India. In such a situation, a skilled workforce is
Green development is one very useful today. The Government led by Prime
of the seven top priorities of Minister Narendra Modi has tried to ameliorate the
the Union Budget 2023-24 anomalies affecting our education sector for years.
so that green industrial and economic transformation, Today the government is focusing on such tools,
eco-friendly agriculture, and sustainable energy are through which 'accessibility to knowledge from
possible in the country. This will also create a large every place' can be ensured.
number of green employment opportunities. Several
projects and initiatives have been envisaged in the
Union Budget for green development. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi says, all the budgets presented
in the country after 2014 have been pushing new
age reforms along with finding solutions to current
challenges. The three pillars of green growth and
energy transmission include increasing the production
of renewable energy, reducing the use of fossil fuels
in our economy, and moving the country towards an
increasingly gas-based economy. SPECIAL ATTENTION IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET ON
THE MANTRA OF REACHING THE LAST MILE
AGRICULTURE BUDGET INCREASED Earlier, the poor had to run after the government
FIVE TIMES IN NINE YEARS for basic facilities, now the government is reaching
India's agriculture sector the doorstep of the poor. In a webinar on 'Reaching
faced apathy for a long the last mile', Prime Minister Narendra Modi said,
time after independence "When our goal is to reach every individual, there
but the agriculture budget will be no scope for discrimination and corruption."
has increased from Rs This year's budget has given special attention to the
25,000 crore in 2014 mantra of reaching the last mile and promoting the
to more than Rs 1,25,000 crore today. This is the welfare of tribal and rural areas. For the first time,
reason that in recent years every budget has come the country is bringing forth the enormous potential
to be called the budget of the village, the poor, and of the tribal society on such a large scale.
the farmer. A new revolution is taking place in the
cooperative sector of India. In a webinar organized INDIA EMPOWERING ITS CITIZENS
on the subject of agriculture and cooperatives, Prime THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
Minister Narendra Modi said, “For a long time after India of the 21st century is continuously
independence, we were dependent on the world for empowering its citizens through technology. In
our food security. But our farmers not only made us a webinar on the topic of Utilization of potential:
self-reliant but today because of them we have also bringing ease of life using technology Prime
been able to export.” Minister Narendra Modi said, “Over the years, in
every budget of our government, emphasis has
IN THE FIRST BUDGET OF AMRITKAAL, been laid on increasing the 'Ease of Living' of the
THE YOUTH ARE THE TORCHBEARERS countrymen with the help of technology. Along
Our youth are leading the country's Amrit Yatra with technology, the human touch has also been
with the vision of a developed India. That's a priority in this budget. Technology became the
why in this first budget of Amritkaal, maximum basis of One Nation-One Ration Card, Jan Dhan-
importance has been given to the youth. In a Aadhaar, and Mobile, which benefited crores of the
webinar organized on the topic 'Harnessing Youth poor. With the help of technology and by cutting
Power - Skilling and Education', Prime Minister down 40,000 compliances, several important steps
Narendra Modi said, “Today the world is looking have been taken for MSMEs in the last few years.

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