New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a number of schemes for the country and at the same time focus on women in the country and said that there are currently 78 women MPs in the country's Parliament. During the Budget speech in Parliament today, several announcements have been made by the Finance Minister for the upliftment of women.
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In his Budget speech, Nirmala said that this country has a tradition of 'Nari Tu Narayani' and Swami Vivekananda in a letter to his guru Swami Ramakrishna said, "There is no scope for the welfare of the world without improving the condition of women."
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It is very important to pay attention to women in rural India's development, and during this time, she announced the introduction of the Nari Thou Narayani Yojana, saying that no bird can fly with a wing. Thus, a loan of up to Rs 1 lakh has been announced for women under the MUDRA scheme during the budget. The women's Jan Dhan account also got the facility of overdraft up to 5,000 rupees.
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In her Budget speech, the Finance Minister also announced the 'One Nation, One Grid' scheme and under the scheme, electricity is to be provided to every household in the country at a uniform rate of 24 hours. The blue print of the scheme is being prepared and the Finance Minister has also come out with a target of providing water and gas to every household.
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