Budget hailed
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 01 2021:
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 is bold, realistic and inclusive for all sectors in its targets and allocations, said M Asnikumar Singh, State spokesperson BJP Manipur Pradesh today.
"It is the first of a few make or break years that are to follow due to the global financial implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, but with this budget, we can be optimistic for a sustained road to recovery," Asnikumar said who is also the chairman of Manipur Development Society (MDS).
Stating that the Budget is promising, Asnikumar recalled that within 48 hours of lockdown due to pandemic, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced Rs 2.76 lakh crore Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and provided free food grain to 800 million people, free cooking gas to 80 million families.
Today, India has two Covid vaccines, Covishield and Covaxin.
The vaccines are safe and India is providing it to other countries.
The Budget 2021 will bring the economy back on track, towards recovery and rejuvenation, he added.