NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament will commence on Friday with an address by President Ram Nath Kovind to the joint sitting of two Houses of Parliament.
President Kovind is delivering a speech in the Central Hall of Parliament. Vice President Venkaiah Naidu will also be chairing a meeting of floor leaders of Rajya Sabha at his residence today.
The Union Budget will be presented on Saturday. The first phase of the session will conclude on February 11, while the second part of the session will begin from March 2 and end on April 3.
Ahead of the budget session of Parliament on Friday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that both the Houses should concentrate on debating over economic issues and empowerment of people.
This will be a very significant decade for India:
My govt taking strong steps for making this decade as India's decade:
My government has brought out many reforms that has helped to place India in a better rank on several global matrices and indicators.
All initiatives taken by my government and schemes launched has been done to benefit the poor and marginalised, irrespective of looking into religion and caste.
The benefits from these initiatives and schemes are being received by all sections
Kartarpur corridor:
Farmers welfare:
The Government is working dedicatedly to give farmers at least 1.5 times the cost of production to the farmers of India.
The constant hike in MSP of Rabi and Kharif crops is a step taken in this direction: President Kovind.
Under the PM Fasal Bima Yojana, farmers all over the country are getting their crops insured at very basic rates. Under this, farmers have been paid Rs 57,000 crore as claims. e-NAM is also showing its effects.
1.65 crore farmers and 1.25 lakh traders have already signed up and are trading. Trade worth Rs 90,000 crore has already taken place on this platform.
Women empowerment:
In an attempt to beef up the security of women in India, over 600 One-Stop Centres have been opened in India.
A national database has also been created to identify the people that crime against women.
To treat women equally, admission of the girl child has been approved in Sainik Schools as well.
Women are being hired in the military as well.
To empower women, the government started the self-help groups. Over 6.60 crore women have joined these groups so far. These women have been provided with loans at very low-interest rates.
Citizenship Amendment Act good for persecuted minorities:
Citizenship Amendment Act fulfilled Gandhiji’s dream.
I condemn the atrocities on minorities in Pakistan, urging the world community to take cognizance of this and take necessary steps in this direction.
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