The upcoming budget will see many schemes being brought under the rural employment programme; a direct cash transfer may be declared to top this up
Union Budget 2020-21 will be a landmark for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Not just because India is going through an economic slowdown, but also for the fact that it will herald a countdown for many of his ambitious promises that come with prime ministerial deadlines.
Let’s look at a few such and their deadlines. By 2022, he has promised to double farmers’ income. This budget is effectively the last fiscal opportunity to show where we stand on this, and how the government would support achieving this target. This is the year when he promised a not-yet-defined ‘New India’.
Just before the presentation of the last full budget, he promised piped water to all by 2024 and electricity to all by 2022. For the promise of piped water, the Budget 2020-21 will have to show the required government support to achieve it.
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