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Modi govt 2.0 is about to complete its first year: A look at BJP manifesto

Rs 20 trillion fiscal package and the promise of Rs 100 trillion infra investment by 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah attend the BJP Parliamentary Party Meeting in New Delhi. Photo: PTI
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah attend the BJP Parliamentary Party Meeting in New Delhi. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
As the BJP-led government prepares for the first anniversary of second term, which is due in about a fortnight time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to unveil fiscal stimulus worth Rs 20 trillion over the next few days. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced the first tranche on Wednesday.

Interestingly, in its election manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had said its government will make capital investments worth Rs 100 trillion in the infrastructure sector by 2024, which amounts to be an investment of Rs 20 trillion per year.

The manifesto committed to

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