The Union Budget 2025 was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Saturday, following which there were a plethora of reactions across the political spectrum.
Union Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah reacted to the budget on his X profile, congratulating PM Modi and Finance Minister. "Budget 2025 is the blueprint of the Modi government's vision towards building a developed and best India in every field. This budget, which covers every sector - from farmers, poor, middle class, women and children's education, nutrition and health to Start Up, innovation and investment - is the roadmap for Modi ji's self-reliant India," he shared on his X profile.
I congratulate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for this comprehensive and visionary budget," he wrote.
बजट-2025 विकसित और हर क्षेत्र में श्रेष्ठ भारत के निर्माण की दिशा में मोदी सरकार की दूरदर्शिता का ब्लूप्रिंट है।
February 1, 2025
किसान, गरीब, मध्यम वर्ग, महिला और बच्चों की शिक्षा, पोषण व स्वास्थ्य से लेकर Start Up, Innovation और Investment तक, हर क्षेत्र को समाहित करता यह बजट मोदी जी के…Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, called the budget 'a transformative blueprint for empowering farmers, the middle class, and MSMEs, paving the way for Viksit Bharat 2047.'
This progressive roadmap strengthens key sectors, ensuring inclusive growth through strategic investments and transformative policies, Gadkari wrote on his X profile.
Anchored in the pillars of innovation, inclusion, and investment, it emphasises reforms, youth leadership, community participation, women's empowerment, and centre-state collaborations to drive holistic development.
#Budget2025: 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬, 𝐩𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 #ViksitBharat2047🇮🇳
February 1, 2025
Extending my heartfelt thanks and congratulations to PM Shri…"By fostering entrepreneurship, digital expansion, and robust infrastructure, it paves the way for sustained prosperity. With resilience and sustainable growth at its core, this budget reaffirms Bharat's commitment to self-reliance, progress, and global excellence," he further wrote.
While Congress leader Jairam Ramesh questioned Bihar receiving major announcements in the budget. "Bihar appears to have got a bonanza of announcements. It is natural since elections are due there later in the year. But why is the other pillar of the NDA, namely Andhra Pradesh, been so cruelly ignored?" he wrote on his X profile.
Bihar appears to have got a bonanza of announcements. It is natural since elections are due there later in the year. But why is the other pillar of the NDA, namely Andhra Pradesh, been so cruelly ignored?
February 1, 2025The FM spoke of 4 engines: agriculture, MSMEs, investment, and exports. So many engines that the budget has been completely derailed, he further stated.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on his X profile, thanked the finance minister for announcing a urea plant in Assam.
"Union Budget 2025 has announced a 12.7 lakh MT urea plant in Namrup, a long standing demand of the people of Assam. After the semiconductor plant in Jagiroad, this urea facility will be a game changer for the entire North East. It will not only help us achieve self sufficiency in fertilizer availability but also better channelise our natural gas resources," he wrote.
What a historic day for Assam ! #UnionBudget2025 has announced a 12.7 lakh MT urea plant in Namrup, a long standing demand of the people of Assam.
February 1, 2025
After the semiconductor plant in Jagiroad , this urea facility will be a game changer for the entire North East.
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