New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a 66 per cent hike in the outlay for the Pradhan Mantri Aawas Yojana (PMAY) to Rs 79,000 crore. The scheme envisages providing houses for rural as well as urban poor and the massive hike in its outlay holds significance keeping in mind the fact that this is the last proper Budget of the NDA government before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Union Budget 2023 Highlights
• Capital investment outlay to be 3.3% of GDP in FY24
• Aim to recruit over 38,000 teachers over 3 years
• PM Awas Yojna outlay hiked by 66% to Rs 79,000 crore in FY-24
• To launch PM Primitive Vulnerable Tribal Groups Mission
• 157 new nursing colleges will be established
• National digital library for kids, adolescents to be set up
• Rs 6,000 crore for fisheries
• Agriculture Credit target set at Rs 20 lakh crore
• Inclusive development a priority this Budget
• Budget 2023 aims at empowerment of women
• We ensured that no one went hungry during pandemic
• India’s growth is in spite of slowdown globally due to Covid
• Free food grain for all Antodaya households
• FY23 GDP growth estimated at 7%
•Centre to pay for PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
• Envision a prosperous, inclusive India
• Aadhaar, CoWIN, UPI helped improve global profile
• Budget hopes to build on foundation laid in earlier Budget
•Hope to build on foundation laid in last Budget
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• World has recognised Indian economy as a bright star
