Budget 2022: PM Modi hails 'people-friendly and progressive' budget

The prime minister said the Budget is "full of opportunities for more Infrastructure, more Investment, more growth, and more jobs".

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Union Budget was “people friendly, progressive” and full of possibilities for infrastructure, investment, growth and jobs.

In a televised statement, Modi said an important aspect of the Budget was welfare of the poor. It seeks to solve contemporary problems and create new opportunities for the common people, he said.

“The Budget aims to ensure pucca house, toilet, tap water and gas connection for every poor household. At the same time focus is on modern Internet connectivity also,” the prime minister said.

The Budget this year has come with a new confidence of development amidst the