The Modi government has reduced the allocation of Rs 10,000 crore for 2021-22 under the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi. Giving information about this in the Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this decision was taken because of not giving list of small and marginal farmers from West Bengal. Regarding MNREGA, he said that the utilization of funds allocated under it has increased in his government.
Accusations of crony capitalism are baseless
While dismissing the Modi government’s allegiance to the bourgeoisie, the finance minister said, “It is baseless to accuse co-operative capitalism, construction of roads in villages, electricity in every village, schemes like putting money in small farmers’ accounts for the poor. It is for the capitalists and not for the capitalists. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said these things while answering the discussion on the budget . Let us tell you that the opposition on the Modi government is often accused of colluding with industrialists like Adani-Ambani.
The provisions made in the budget will give a boost to self-reliant India
He said that the provisions made in the budget are meant to promote a self-reliant India. The budget focuses on maintaining sustainable economic growth in the medium and long term along with immediate support. Taking a dig at the opposition, he said that despite our government’s plans for the betterment of the common man, the opposition is creating a false story that the government is working for the powerful capitalists. Features of the budget. The stimulus provisions made in the budget for economic revival, the reforms made during the epidemic, were on track to increase growth.
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Government has not reduced defense budget
He said that it is not fact-based to say that the government has reduced the defense budget. He said that more than 18 percent of this year’s budget has been made in the capital expenditure of the defense sector. The Finance Minister said that a provision was made in the previous budget to make provision to meet the arrears of one rank one pension scheme, which was not needed this time.
