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Budget 2024: Working to make India developed nation by 2047, says FM

Poor, women, youth and farmers are four castes for the government, she added

Sitharaman, Nirmala sitharaman

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives at Parliament House complex to present the interim Budget 2024, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

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The government is working to make India a developed country by 2047, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday.

Presenting the interim Budget 2024-25, Sitharaman also said minimum support prices for 'Annadata' (farmers) have been increased periodically and appropriately.

She asserted that for the government, social justice is an effective and necessary model.

The government is focussing on addressing systemic inequalities, she said, adding that the emphasis is on outcomes so that socio-economic transformation is achieved.

"We focus on outcomes and not outlays," Sitharaman said.

Poor, women, youth and farmers are four castes for the government, she added.

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First Published: Feb 01 2024 | 11:24 AM IST

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