"Budget focuses on 7 priorities, ‘saptrishi guiding us through Amrit Kaal’: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman stated that the government will implement a scheme to provide foodgrains to all Antaodaya and priority households for...

Digital Desk: Speaking in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Union Budget 2023-24 focuses on seven priorities, the "saptrishi guiding us through Amrit Kaal." These are inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing potential, green growth, youth power, and the financial sector. Budget 2023 has been called the "first budget of Amrit Kaal and the blueprint for India @100" by the Finance Minister. This is the government's final full-fledged budget before the Lok Sabha elections early next year.

FM Sitharaman stated that the government will implement a scheme to provide foodgrains to all Antaodaya and priority households for the next year beginning January 1, 2023. She stated that the current year's economic growth was expected to be 7% and that the Indian economy was on the right track despite challenges.

Will income tax brackets be reduced? Will there be initiatives to increase job growth? Will there be efforts to construct additional infrastructure? Stay tuned for the latest budget updates.