18 prominent remarks made by Piyush Goyal in his budget speech

Piyush Goyal, who presented the interim budget of 2019-20, made a number of significant statements in his speech.

GN Bureau | February 1, 2019


##budget session 2019 #budget for new india #PM Modi #interim budget #Piyush goyal #Budget 2019 #finance minister  


Piyush Goyal, who presented the interim budget of 2019-20, made a number of significant statements in his speech. He started off by wishing Arun Jaitley, who is currently in the US, a speedy recovery and mentioned how the Modi government has worked tirelessly towards building a new India free of terrorism, casteism, nepotism, and corruption. 

 
Here are some of the prominent remarks made by Piyush Goyal in his budget speech:
 
1. “We are marching towards a new India by 2022” 
2. “We are poised to become a 5 trillion dollar economy in the next five years, we aspire to become a 10 trillion dollar economy in the next eight years”
3. “This is not just an Interim Budget, this is a vehicle for the developmental transformation of the nation”
4. “Inflation under Modi government lower than any other government at present”
5. “The government has contained double-digit inflation and refurbished fiscal balance”
6. “India is moving on the path of doubling farmers income by 2022”
7. “We have overturned policy paralysis that had immersed the nation”
8. “Confident that given the pace of reforms in the banking sector, other banks too will recover”
9. "From empty promises in the past, targeted expenditure has been undertaken to improve the quality of life in villages”
10. “We aim to bring development, preserving the soul of villages”
11. “All houses to get electric by March 2019”
12. “'Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PMSYM) is touted to be one of the largest pension schemes of the world”
13. “India's youth have turned job creators from job seekers, India has become the second largest hub for startups”
14. “India is the fastest highway developer in the whole world”
15. “The government’s mission is to put Arunachal Pradesh on air map; Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram on rail map”
16. “Within almost two years, almost all assessment and verification of IT returns will be done electronically by an anonymized tax system without any intervention by tax officials”
17. “GST is the undoubtedly the biggest taxation reform implemented since Independence”
18. “Development became a Jan Andolan (people's movement) under the present Government”

Comments

 

Other News

India faces critical shortage of skin donors amid rising burn cases

India reports nearly 70 lakh burn injury cases every year, resulting in approximately 1.4 lakh deaths annually. Experts estimate that up to 50% of these lives could be saved with adequate access to skin donations.   A significant concern is that around 70% of burn victims fall wi

Not just politics, let`s discuss policies too

Why public policy matters Most days, India`s loudest debates stop at the ballot box. We can name every major leader and recall every campaign slogan. Still, far fewer of us can explain why a widow`s pension is delayed or how a government school`s budget is actually approved. That

When algorithms decide and children die

The images have not left me, of dead and wounded children being carried in the arms of the medics and relatives to the ambulances and hospitals. On February 28, at the start of Operation Epic Fury, cruise missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh school – officially named a girls’ school, in Minab,

The economics of representation: Why women in power matter

India’s democracy has grown in scale, but not quite in balance. Women today are active participants in elections, influencing outcomes in ways that were not as visible earlier. Yet their presence in legislative institutions continues to lag behind. The Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam was meant to addres

India will be powerful, not aggressive: Bhaiyyaji

India is poised to emerge as a global power but will remain rooted in its civilisational ethos of non-aggression and harmony, former RSS General Secretary Suresh `Bhaiyyaji` Joshi has said.   He was speaking at the launch of “Rashtrabhav,” a book by Ravindra Sathe

AI: Code, Control, Conquer

India today stands at a critical juncture in the area of artificial intelligence. While the country is among the fastest adopters of AI in the world, it remains heavily reliant on technologies developed elsewhere. This paradox, experts warn, cannot persist if India seeks technological sovereignty.


Archives

Current Issue

Opinion

Facebook Twitter Google Plus Linkedin Subscribe Newsletter

Twitter