Terming the Budget as one close to "dreams" of the people", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said its biggest focus is on villages, poor people, farmers, women and youth to ensure a qualitative change in their lives and alleviate poverty through a slew of time-bound programmes.
He said special attention has been paid to agriculture, village infrastructure, healthcare and employment generation besides entrepreneurship aspirations of Dalits and tribals.
"I want to assure the countrymen that this Budget is close to your dreams. To fulfill your dreams, this government has presented its commitment along with programmes," he said.
"The biggest focus of this Budget is village, poor, farmer, women and youth. "To bring a qualitative change in their lives, several schemes have been kept in the Budget," he said.
He said the Budget has laid a roadmap to alleviate poverty in a time-bound manner. "Several steps have been taken for the farmers. The most important is Pradhan Mantri Krishi Yojana," he said.
Noting that electricity and roads are crucial for villages, the Prime Minister said by 2019, all villages of the country will be connected by roads, while all of them will be electrified by 2018.
"In our country, Dalits, Adivasis now want to become entrepreneurs. He does not want to job seeker but job creator. To fulfill these dreams, the governmnet has decided to establish a special Entrepreneur Hub," he said.
