The Union finance minister also reiterated that the resources are distributed fairly and government is addressing systemic inequalities that had ‘plagued’ the society.
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In her budget 2024 speech she also said that the Centre has achieved a target of three crore houses in rural areas under Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (Rural). Central government will also bring scheme to help housing for middle classliving in rental or slums or unauthorised colonies to
FM Sitharaman did not propose to make any changes relating to taxation and propose and retained the same tax rates for direct taxes and indirect taxes including import duties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hailing what he called the first budget of Amrit Kaal, said that it would lay a strong foundation for building a developed India by 2047.