Aatmanirbhar Bharat Ka Budget reflects aspirations and hopes of a resurgent New India: Dharmendra Pradhan

New Delhi, Feb 1: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday commenting on Union Budget 2022-23 said that Aatmanirbhar Bharat Ka Budget reflects the aspirations and hopes of a resurgent New India. Pradhan complimented Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a bold, futuristic, growth-oriented, and a pro-people budget that touches all fronts and every section of society. “Aatmanirbhar Bharat Ka Budget substantially focusses on universalisation of quality education and skilling, promoting technology-enabled development, spurring income and investment, boosting job creation, enhancing ease-of-living, empowering citizens and ensuring welfare for all,” said the Union Minister. Digital University, 200 TV channels under e-VIDYA, digital ecosystem for skilling, digital currency and several other path-breaking initiatives in the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Ka Budget lays a modern, pioneering and practical blueprint for steering India in the Amrit Kaal, he added. Allocation of Rs 60,000 crore for providing Har Ghar Nal Se Jal to 3.8 crore households and allocation of Rs 48,000 crore for pucca house to 80 lakh beneficiaries under PMAY in 2022-23 reiterates Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s focus on strengthening the abilities of the poor, Pradhan said. Stepping up the capital expenditure outlay by 35.4% to Rs 7.50 lakh crore in 2022-23, Modi Govt has prioritised facilitation of a virtuous cycle of investment to provide momentum to sustained economic growth and boost demand & job creation, he added.