New Delhi, Feb 1 (UNI) Terming the Interim Budget as positive and encouraging, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the budget outlines the vision for a confident, strong and self-reliant ‘Viksit Bharat’.
Taking to social media platform X, the Defence Minister congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for presenting a positive and an encouraging Interim Budget.
“Inspired by PM Shri @narendramodi’s vision of making India a developed nation by 2047, this Budget gives the glimpse of India’s rapid economic transformation,” he said.
Stating that there is something in this Budget for every section of the society, the Defence Minister said, “There is big push for infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, housing and technology development in this Budget”.
During the COVID pandemic when the world was faltering, India emerged as the beacon of hope. This Budget is perfectly aligned with PM’s ‘Panchamrit Goals’ and it also paves the way for the next five years of unprecedented growth, Singh said.
The Defence Minister said, “This Budget has increased the capital expenditure outlay to 11.1% from FY 24 to ₹11.11 Lakh Crore for FY 25. This massive capex push will provide a big boost to making India a five trillion dollar economy by 2027”.
