Govt’s agenda is to transform, energise and clean India: Finance Minister

01 February, New Delhi

Presenting the first Union budget combined with Railways budget for 2017-18 in the Lok Sabha Wednesday, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the agenda of the government for the next year is to Transform, Energise and Clean India- TEC India.

He said TEC India seeks to transform the quality of the governance and quality of life of people, energise various sections of the society and clean the country from the evils of corruption, black money and non-transparent political funding.

To foster this agenda, the finance minister presented budget under 10 themes on doubling farmers income, rural employment and infrastructure, energising youth, care for poor and underprivileged, infrastructure, stable financial sector, digital economy, effective public service and prudent fiscal management and tax administration.

Jaitley said, the overall approach of the budget has been to spend more in rural areas, infrastructure and poverty elevation and yet maintain fiscal prudence. He announced major hike in allocations for ministries of agriculture, drinking water and sanitation, health and family welfare, new and renewable energy, rural development, skill development and Water resources for their various schemes.