Key Budget Announcements: Finance Minister Sitharaman outlined initiatives for the next five years, including increased housing, expanded access to free electricity, and enhanced medical care, especially for women. Sitharaman pledged support for key sectors targeted by Modi, such as farmers, youth, women, and the impoverished, as the country looks towards unprecedented development in the next five years.
A positive offshoot of apparent political confidence is Modi government's renewed emphasis on fiscal consolidation. Going ahead, generating jobs for the 'Amrit Peedhi' is going to be the single biggest policy and political challenge in 'Amrit Kaal'
The 'Jai Anusandhan' slogan was first raised by PM Modi in January 2019 while imploring scientists to formulate an action plan to boost research in colleges and state universities.
Over the next five years, the government plans to construct an additional 20 million affordable houses, supplementing the existing 30 million homes already built.