Home Minister Amit Shah termed the Budget 2021-22 a guide to ''self-reliant India'' and said it has strengthened Prime Minister Narendra Modi's endeavors towards multiplying farmers' income and making India the fastest growing economy in the world.
In a series of tweets in Hindi, Shah lauded the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and said the ''all-inclusive budget'' was prepared under the guidance of the Prime Minister amidst the coronavirus pandemic. ''This will pave the way for a self-reliant India, a USD 5 trillion economy and double the income of farmers,'' he said.
He thanked the Prime Minister for earmarking Rs 35,000 crore for vaccine against coronavirus saying, ''Our sensitive Prime Minister @narendramodi has announced Rs 35,000 crore fund for vaccination against coronavirus. This shows Modi's resolve to make India coronavirus free. I thank Modiji for this''.
Shah said the Prime minister has been devoted to the welfare of farmers since day one and numerous efforts have been made to double their income. Taking this goal forward, he said, the government is ensuring fixing the Minimum Support Price (MSP) at one and half times more than the cost which showed the commitment of the Modi government.
The government has made a provision of Rs 16.5 lakh crore in this year's budget to provide easy loans to the farmers of the country. Also, the micro-irrigation fund has been doubled and five agricultural hubs will be built in the country, a move which will give a boost to this sector, he said.
Shah said that the procurement of paddy at MSP has been doubled this year, benefiting 1.5 crore farmers of the country and this reflected the Prime Minister's devotion for the welfare of the farmers and commitment for the MSP.
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