Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran Lal Krishna
Advani on Monday dubbed the General Budget for 2016-17 presented by
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in Parliament as the best ever,
saying it has the potential to boost India's economic growth with
employment generation while reducing social imbalances.
"Have seen many budgets being presented in
Parliament, the one presented by Finance Minister Jaitley today is
certainly one of the best budget so far. Budget 2016 has potential to
boost India's economic growth with employment generation, while reducing
social imbalances. ," Advani said.
"Budget 2016 has made unprecedented provision for
accelerating and modernising infrastructure in critical areas such as
highways, railways. At a time when global economy remains weak, India's
growth is laudable. It looks to become even brighter in the coming
years," he added.
The BJP veteran further said the most heartening
of the Budget is its strong emphasis on the neglected task of
revitalisation of agriculture and rural development.
"Prime Minister and Finance Minister adopted
approach that promises to make India stronger and more prosperous, while
making 'Antyodaya' central theme of economic growth," he added.
Presenting the General Budget proposals for
2016-17 in Parliament today, Jaitley said that the government's agenda
is to transform India, with incentives for agriculture and farmers'
welfare, rural employment and development of infrastructure, covering
all welfare and health services as well as making India as a knowledge
based and productive society.
Jaitley said that government will reorient its
intervention in the farm and non-farm sectors to shift focus beyond the
country's food security to farmers' income security.
He said that a total allocation of Rs.35, 984
crore is proposed for this purpose in order to double the income of
farmers by 2022.
He said that a Unified Agricultural Marketing
E-Platform will be dedicated to the nation on the birthday of Dr. Baba
Saheb Ambedkar on April 14 this year to help the farmers in accessing
markets, which is critical for enhancing their income. (ANI)
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