{"id":282837,"date":"2023-02-01T10:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/01\/focus-on-middle-class-to-infra-push-key-features-of-budget-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T10:34:00","slug":"focus-on-middle-class-to-infra-push-key-features-of-budget-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2023\/02\/01\/focus-on-middle-class-to-infra-push-key-features-of-budget-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Focus On Middle Class To Infra Push: Key Features Of Budget 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-02\/h73pv1i8_nirmala-sitharaman_640x480_01_February_23.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Watch: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Speech\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-02\/h73pv1i8_nirmala-sitharaman_640x480_01_February_23.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2023-02-01T16:04:14+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=679834&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/01022023_n_FinanceMinisterSpeech_Merge_36970_7070_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T1M27M40S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-02\/h73pv1i8_nirmala-sitharaman_640x480_01_February_23.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=679834&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Union Budget 2023: Nirmala Sitharaman announces \u20b9 2.4 lakh crore for railways.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a big ticket\u00a0budget ahead of next year&#8217;s general elections which focussed on infrastructure and agri sectors and raised the rebate on income from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 7 lakh a year.<\/p>\n<p>The government has outlined seven priority areas in the last complete budget before next year&#8217;s general elections. The areas, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, are &#8220;inclusive development, reaching the last mile, infrastructure and investment, unleashing the potential, green growth, youth power and financial sector&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>For the railways, the Finance Minister announced an outlay of \u20b9 2.4 lakh crore. This is the highest in almost a decade and four times the outlay made in last year&#8217;s budget. &#8220;This is about nine times the outlay made in 2013-14,&#8221; she underlined, comparing it with the last year of the Congress-led UPA.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are key features of Budget 2023-24<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"lozad scribd_iframe_embed\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7291835084882781\" data-auto-height=\"false\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"600\" id=\"doc_72949\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,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\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/623130847\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-dF37wY2cpw14kXDkdgXH\" title=\"Union Budget Speech 2023\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/business\/focus-on-middle-class-to-infra-push-key-features-of-budget-2023-3742558\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Union Budget 2023: Nirmala Sitharaman announces \u20b9 2.4 lakh crore for railways. 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