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regarding the budget. From the year 2017-18, the
budget started to be presented on 1 February instead
of 28 February. Earlier, the budget was presented in The government has announced an
the Parliament on the last working day of February employment incentive scheme that
and the legislative process continued till the first or will create crores of new employment
second week of May till the budget was passed, due to opportunities. This budget will give
which a large amount of the budget could not be spent. a new dimension to education and
Not only this, the government had to get the Vote on skill development. We will create
Account passed by the Parliament for the expenditure entrepreneurs in every city, every
of the first two months of the financial year. Earlier, village and every home”
when the budget was implemented, the month of May
would be over and at the same time, the rains would
start which would stop all the infrastructure-related - Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
schemes till July-August-September. Whereas the
time from April to June is very important in terms of
infrastructure. By presenting the budget one month dreams of a prosperous and developed India. Just
earlier, work is being done towards progressing at a as the youth power of India is its special strength,
faster pace by using the three months from April to similarly the middle class is also a very big force
June. The government's thinking is that when the new for India's progress. To empower the middle class,
budget is implemented from April 1, all the schemes the government has made many decisions in the
also start moving forward from that day. February- past years and ensured ease of living. The general
March should be used for its preparation. This time, budget has given a historic gift to the working
being the year of general elections, the interim budget people of the middle class.
was presented in February and now by presenting Certainly, the second general budget of Amrit
the full budget on July 23, the landscape of country's Kaal is a budget to realize the vision of a new India
development has been put forward. Prime Minister in the centenary year of independence. This budget
Modi himself says, "You all know that we have started will build a strong foundation to fulfill the huge
a new tradition. Firstly, we have presented the budget resolve of Viksit Bharat. The central government,
one month earlier. The budget is implemented from determined to take the country forward with one
April 1, so in the meantime we get two months for ideology, the ideology of progress, the ideology
preparation." There is no doubt that as a nation, of development, the ideology that will take the
India is facing an unprecedented opportunity and the country to new heights, is ensuring that Indians
government does not want to miss this opportunity, of all religions, castes, genders, and ages make
so for the first time as the head of the government, substantial progress towards fulfilling the goals
Prime Minister Modi has started a new initiative with and aspirations of their lives. The first general
everyone's participation. budget of the 18th Lok Sabha has brought new
opportunities and new energy. It has brought better

Mann Ki Baat of the middle class progress and a bright future. The general budget for
The way initiatives have been taken to empower the year 2024-25 will act as a catalyst in the entire
the poor in the last 10 years, poverty has reduced process of making India the third-largest economic
and the size of the middle class has increased. power in the world and will lay a solid foundation
In such a situation, making the middle class the for Viksit Bharat.
driver of development in a growing India, special The 9 priorities announced in the general budget give
attention has been given to their aspirations in this a message of completeness. But this is the first general
budget. In a very fast-changing India, the middle budget of the 18th Lok Sabha, so let us understand
class, be it development or system, courage or the this general budget of the central government formed
ability to take a resolution, today the middle class for the third consecutive time under the leadership of
of India remains a major stream in every field of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 18 sectors which will
life. The middle class is a very big force to fulfill the become the pillars of Viksit Bharat…

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