Budget Session 2024: Ahead of the commencement of the Budget Session of the Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday gave his customary press statement and said that “Budget will decide the direction for the next 5 years of this term”.

While addressing the media, PM Modi said, “It is a matter of pride that after 60 years, a government has come to power for the third time and will present the first Budget for the third time…I have been giving guarantees to the people of the country and our mission is to bring this to the ground. This Budget is important budget for Amrit Kaal. Today’s budget will decide the direction for the next 5 years of our term. This budget will also become a strong foundation of our dream of ‘Viksit Bharat’…”

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PM Modi added, “It is a matter of proud for everyone that India is one of the fastest growing economies. There is a positive outlook, opportunities are at peak. It is an important milestone of the development journey of Bharat.”

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Highlighting that the Parliament has been facing disruptions since January, PM Modi asked all the parties to “rise above party lines and dedicate themselves to the country”.

He said, “I would like to request all the MPs of the country that from January till now we have fought as much as we had to, but now that period is over, the public has given its verdict. I would like to ask all the parties to rise above party lines and dedicate themselves to the country and use this dignified platform of Parliament for the next 4.5 years. In the election year of January 2029, you can play any game, but till then we should participate for the empowerment of the farmers, youth and the country…”

On the first day of the Budget Session, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to table the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix in Parliament on Monday, a day ahead of the Union Budget.

The tabling of the Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will take place on Tuesday (July 23). This budget presentation follows the interim budget delivered on February 1, 2024.