Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented Budget-2024. This budget is of 48 lakh 20 thousand crores. In this budget, separate funds have been arranged for each ministry. Maximum provision has been made for the Defense Ministry in the budget. The Center has allocated Rs 4 lakh 54 thousand 773 crore to Rajnath Singh’s Defense Ministry.
Rs 2 lakh 65 thousand 808 crore has been allocated to the Ministry of Rural Development in the budget. Shivraj Singh Chauhan is currently the Rural Development Minister of the country. If we talk about agriculture sector, Rs 1 lakh 51 thousand 151 crore has been allocated. The responsibility of this ministry is also in the hands of Shivraj Singh Chauhan.
Responding to the budget, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that many steps have been taken in this budget to provide long-term benefits to the farmers and to make the country’s agriculture technology-based and chemical free. The government has set a target of connecting 1 crore farmers across the country with natural farming.
He said that the first priority of the government for a developed India is productivity and adaptability in agriculture. It is our resolve to strengthen the production, storage and marketing of crops. Provisions have been made in the budget to emphasize on diversification of farming and development of climate-friendly varieties. Under which 32 new varieties of agricultural and 109 new varieties of horticultural crops will be released.
Shivraj Singh Chauhan said that a roadmap has been prepared in the budget for self-reliance for pulses and oilseeds. Along with digital survey of crops in 400 districts, Jan Samarth based Kisan Credit Cards will be issued in 5 states. Apart from this, FPOs, cooperative societies and start-ups will be promoted.
After this comes the Home Ministry. In the Union Budget, Amit Shah’s Ministry Home Ministry has been given Rs 1 lakh 50 thousand 983 crore.
In this Budget 2024, Rs 1 lakh 25 thousand 638 crore has been given to the Education Ministry.
Rs 1 crore 16 lakh 342 have been allocated to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.
Talking about Health Ministry, Rs 89 thousand 287 crore has been given in the account of this ministry. Rs 68 thousand 769 crore has been given to the Energy Ministry. Rs 56 thousand 501 crore has been given to the Ministry of Social Welfare. Rs 47 thousand 559 crore has been given to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
Let us tell you that this time the total budget of India is Rs 48 lakh 20 thousand 512 crore. PM Modi has said that this budget is going to give strength to every section of the society. This is a budget that will take the country’s villages, poor and farmers on the path to prosperity.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that a big focus of this budget is the farmers of the country. After the world’s largest scheme for grain storage, we are now going to create a vegetable production cluster. With this, small farmers will get new markets for vegetables, fruits and other produce and will get better prices.
Prime Minister Modi said that major announcements have been made in today’s budget in the direction of ending poverty in the country and empowering the poor. It has been decided to build 3 crore new houses for the poor. PM said that this budget will connect 5 crore tribal families with basic facilities through Tribal Advanced Village Campaign and saturation approach. Apart from this, 25 thousand new rural areas will be connected with roads under the Gram Sadak Yojana.