NEW DELHI: The government is working to make India a developed country by 2047, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.
Presenting the interim Budget 2024-25, Sitharaman also said that minimum support prices for ‘Annadata’ (farmers) have been increased periodically and appropriately.
The FM She affirmed that for the government social justice is an effective and necessary model.
“The government is focused on addressing systemic inequalities adding that the emphasis is on results for socio-economic transformation to be achieved,” she added.
“We are focused on results and not expenses,” Sitharaman said. “Poor, women, youth and farmers are four castes for the government,” the finance minister said.
The interim budget, presented amid the backdrop of imminent elections, sets the stage for a lively debate about the nation’s economic direction and priorities in the coming months.