The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley highlighted some of the priorities of his Government in his Budget Speech in the Lok Sabha here today as follows:
- Effective & optimal allocation of Natural Resources like coal & minerals through auction for development of people;
- Financial Inclusion;
- Health and hygiene for all
- Care for the Girl Child and their Education
- Creation of Employment for the Youth
- Hassle Free Business Environment
- Delivery of benefits to the poor to be made more efficient
- Attracting Investments to create Jobs
- Expanding the job market and ensuring welfare of the labour
- Improving agri-productivity for generating more income to farmers
- Energizing the country using all resources including new and renewable energy sources
- Adoption of technology-from grass root to the Space
- Skill India programme
- Efficiency & better work culture in Government
- Red tape to Red carpet for ‘Ease of Doing Business’
- To bring North-eastern parts of the country into the mainstream
- To promote Pride in the Nation and its Culture