Presenting the Union Budget 2022, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the next target of the government is to create 60 lakh jobs. “PM Gati Shakti will pull forward the economy and will lead to more jobs and opportunities for the youth,” she said.
She said the government is focused on empowering the youth, women and the poor in the country.
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“Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for achieving Aatmanirbhar Bharat has received an excellent response, with potential to create 60 lakh new jobs and additional production of 30 lakh crore during next Keycap digit five years,” she said.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting her fourth Budget that is aimed at maintaining the world’s fastest-growing economy tag for India.
The budget comes days before the first phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh, which along with four other states is going to the polls to elect a new state government.
Indian economy is estimated to expand 9.2 per cent in the fiscal year that ends in March, following a contraction of 7.3 per cent in the previous fiscal.
