Watch: Mumbai must be liking it, says Nirmala Sitharaman on growth-focused budget

Watch: Mumbai must be liking it, says Nirmala Sitharaman on growth-focused budget

She said it was the "express desire" of Prime Minister Modi to continue with the elevated public capex.

PTIUpdated: Saturday, February 04, 2023, 02:41 PM IST
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said growth is the main focus of the budget for FY24 presented by her recently.  The budget proposals establish both fiscal consolidation and growth, especially inclusive growth, Sitharaman said during her maiden interaction with stakeholders outside the national capital since presenting the budget on February 1.

"Growth is the main focus. We want to sustain that recovery, sustain that growth," Sitharaman, accompanied by the top ministry officials at the outreach event, said.  She gave credit for ensuring growth to the people of the country, who absorbed the relief and policy measures introduced by the government since the onset of the pandemic to make India the second-fastest growing economy.

The finance minister said it was the "express desire" of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to continue with the elevated public capital expenditure, due to which she has proposed a higher outlay of Rs 10 lakh crore under the head.

She also thanked the budget-making team for making it possible to devote such a high quantum of resources for the task amid the myriad challenges like the need for fiscal consolidation.  "Mumbai should be liking it (the proposals)," Sitharaman said. 

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