New Delhi:  Senior BJP leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday hailed the Union Budget as one for 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat', and emphasized that this will strengthen the economy.

Ruling party leaders appreciated the budged for its focal point on a number of steps, including capital expenditure, tax exemption for senior citizens and incentives for start-ups among others.

Further, the Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary Bhupender Yadav also said the budget will provide a major boost to India's infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare. Party spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain admired the budget's emphasis on affordable housing for all, and said it is sensitive to the needs of diverse sections of society.

Party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented a well laid-out plan to get the economy back on track, "A forward-looking budget. It will make good on the government's USD 5 trillion economy promise. Multiple pluses, increased govt spending in major sectors like infrastructure, agriculture and healthcare; safety net expanded for the vulnerable and opportunities for greater private investments," he tweeted.

Notably, this was Sitharaman’s third budget under the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In a significant departure from the tradition, this year’s Budget was not printed and was only made available in a digital format.

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