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Jairam Ramesh – Photo: Ani
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The Congress on Saturday attacked the central government for the announcements related to the agricultural sector in the budget. The party accused Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of being completely silent on farmers’ demands, including legal guarantee and agricultural loan waiver. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Union Budget 2025-26 taxation, urban development, mining, financial sector, electricity and regulatory structures will start improving these six areas. In her budget speech, Nirmala Sitharaman announced PM Dhan Meditation Krishi Yojana. It will include 100 districts with low yields, modern crop intensity and average loan criteria.
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Jairam Ramesh attacked Nirmala Sitharaman
Targeting the central government, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on the social media platform X, “The Finance Minister has started the budget with agriculture, but he is completely silent on the demands of farmers and the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture and on the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture- Applying MSP as a legal guarantee, agricultural loan waiver, inflation of PM farmer payment, improving PM crop insurance scheme. ”
In another post, he said, “Make in India which became Fake in India, now its new name is: National Manufacturing Mission.” He further stated that the Finance Minister spoke of four engines: Agriculture, MSME, investment and export. So many engines that the budget has completely derailed.
Let us know that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record eighth consecutive budget on February 1. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reached the ministry before presenting the budget. Finance Minister was accompanied by Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary. Sitharaman reached Rashtrapati Bhavan from the Ministry of Finance. The Finance Minister met President Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, informing him about the important provisions and changes of the budget. This is a tradition in which the President’s approval is taken. The President made the Finance Minister sweet by feeding the curd sugar. Also had breakfast together. She then left for the Parliament House. After getting approval from the Cabinet on the budget 2025, Sitharaman started reading the budget speech.
