Strengthening the rural cooperatives, particularly, PACs, dairy & fisheries will play an important role to increase income levels in the rural sector
FinTech BizNews Service
Mumbai, July 23, 2024: The Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2024-25 in Parliament today.
Satish Marathe, Founder Sahakar Bharati, observes: "It is a Budget focused to address unemployment through skilling & ramping up supply of price sensitive food items viz Vegetables, Pulses & Edible Oil to bring down inflation. Capital expenditure continues to rise without increasing Govt borrowings. Transition to Renewable energy, harnessing Digital Public Platform to Agri & several measures to support MSMEs are other notable features of the Budget. Strengthening the rural cooperatives, particularly, PACs, dairy & fisheries will play an important role to increase income levels in the rural sector. On the whole, it is a welcome budget In challenging times."