Finance Minister made big announcements in Budget 2024, gave gifts to every section of the society
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New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today presented the full budget of the third term of the Modi government at the Center. In the budget, the Finance Minister has taken special care of the factors affecting the prosperity of the country as well as the personal interests of the people. Along with this, the Finance Minister has also announced to expand all those public welfare schemes, which are currently affecting the personal interests of the people in a positive way. Apart from this, keeping the interests of the people at the center, the Finance Minister has made many big announcements.
During the Corona period, the Central Government started a scheme to provide free ration with the aim of providing free ration to all the people. The main objective of starting this scheme was that no person in India should sleep hungry. Earlier this scheme was started only keeping in mind the difficulties of the people during the Corona period, but later it has been extended. Meanwhile, today the Union Finance Minister has announced to extend it further for the next five years. This step of the Central Government is being considered very important. Apart from this, the Union Finance Minister has also made a provision of Rs 1.52 lakh crore for agriculture and allied sectors this year. Keeping in mind the role of agriculture, the Union Finance Minister has given special focus on farmers.
The Union Finance Minister has also announced to work on three major schemes for employment. The Finance Minister said that the youth will get the facility of internship for five years in high multinational companies. During this time, financial facility will also be provided to them. The company will bear the expenses during training from the CSR fund. The Finance Minister said that by developing such a facility, the youth will be more skilled than before and they will have more extensive means of employment. Keeping in mind the way the opposition parties are questioning the central government regarding unemployment in the current era, this announcement of the Union Minister is being considered very important.
Along with this, the Union Finance Minister has also announced to build three expressways in Bihar. For this, an allocation of Rs 26 thousand crore has been announced. It has been said in the budget that Darbhanga, Nalanda and other districts will benefit on a large scale from this step of the central government and the youth there will benefit from it. At present, a large number of youth of Bihar have to turn to metros for employment. If these expressways are constructed there, then there is no doubt that it will prove to be a big gift for the people of Bihar. The Finance Minister has announced the construction of expressways between Patna to Purnia, Buxar to Bhagalpur and Vaishali to Darbhanga. A two-lane bridge will be built on the Ganges river in Buxar. The Finance Minister said that our government will work together with the Government of Nepal to control floods in Bihar. A provision of Rs 11,500 crore has also been made by the Central Government to control floods in the state.
Along with this, the Finance Minister has also made a big announcement regarding the interests of the students. The Finance Minister said that the students will be given the benefit of model skill loan. For this, the central government has announced a loan of Rs 7.5 lakh to the students. This will benefit 25 thousand students and those students who were unable to complete their studies due to lack of money will now be able to complete their studies.
At the same time, the Finance Minister has also announced to give additional PF to the youth working for the first time. This will benefit about 23 lakh youth. Apart from this, the central government has also announced to increase the participation of women in the development of the country. He said that many big steps will also be taken in this direction in the coming days. Nirmala Sitharaman said that to promote the participation of women in the workforce, the government will set up hostels for working women. The government has allocated more than three lakh crore rupees for schemes benefiting women and girls.