The first leg of the budget session of the Parliament commenced today and the President of India Ram Nath Kovind…
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The first leg of the budget session of the Parliament commenced today and the President of India Ram Nath Kovind is addressed a joint session of both the Houses. The session will go on till February 9. While the Economic Survey 2018 was tabled today by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, the Budget 2018-19 will be announced on Thursday (1 February).
Here are the updates from President Kovind’s address:
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-Baba Saheb Ambedkar had said that without economic and social democracy, political democracy is unstable.
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-We will realise the dream of ‘New India’ in 2018.
-It is our duty to make our country completely clean by the time we celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary in 2019.
-The government approved a bill granting working woman paid maternity leave of 26 weeks.
-The government is committed to double the income of farmers by the year 2022.
– Work has started to connect villages with Broadband connectivity. 2.5 lakh Panchayats have already been connected so far.
-2.70 lakh Common Service Centres have been set up across the nation. These centres provide digital services at low rates, even in the far-off remote areas.
-I hope the Triple Talaq Bill will be passed soon so that Muslim women can live a life of dignity and without fear.
– To bring everyone closer to development, work under ‘Pradhanmantri Gram Sadak Yojana’ is being done speedily. In 2014 only 56% villages were connected to roads, today more than 82% villages have road connectivity with the majority being in remote areas.
– Our nation is the youngest nation. My government started Start Up India, Stand Up India, Skill India and Pradhanmantri Mudra Yojana to help the youth of the country to realize their dreams & make them self employed.
– Government increased minimum wage of labourers by more than 40 per cent.
– It’s a matter of pride for us that UNESCO recognized Kumbh Mela as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. UNESCO also designated Ahmedabad as ‘Heritage City’. Chennai was included in the list of Creative Cities by UNESCO.
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