The Union Budget 2024-25, unveiled by Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, charts an ambitious course for India’s economic evolution under the banner of “Next Generation Reforms.” This transformative agenda is designed to invigorate economic growth, enhance productivity, and optimize market efficiency. Key components include:
- Economic Policy Framework: Establishing a holistic framework to drive development by improving productivity and market efficiency, with a focus on land, labour, capital, and entrepreneurship, leveraging technology to reduce inequality and enhance total factor productivity.
- Land Reforms: Implementing comprehensive land management improvements, including digitization, the introduction of the Unique Land Parcel Identification Number (ULPIN), and modernizing urban planning to bolster both rural and urban land administration.
- Labour Reforms: Enhancing the e-Shram portal and revamping compliance portals to streamline services and support for the workforce, aiming for a more integrated and efficient labour market.
- Financial Sector Strategy: Introducing a strategic vision for the financial sector, developing a taxonomy for climate finance, proposing a Variable Capital Company structure, and simplifying Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations to attract investment and promote the Indian Rupee in overseas transactions.
- Technological Advancements: Accelerating digital infrastructure development and promoting technological integration across sectors to improve access and efficiency, particularly for underprivileged communities.
- Ease of Doing Business: Continuing with reforms like the Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 and incentivizing states to adopt Business Reforms Action Plans to enhance the business environment.
- Data Governance: Advancing data collection and management processes through improved technology and sectoral databases to support effective governance and decision-making.
- New Pension Scheme (NPS): Introducing the NPS-Vatsalya plan to allow contributions to minors’ accounts and reviewing the NPS framework to address issues while maintaining fiscal responsibility.
- Budget Estimates: For 2024-25, estimating total receipts (excluding borrowings) at ₹32.07 lakh crore, total expenditure at ₹48.21 lakh crore, and a fiscal deficit of 4.9% of GDP, with a goal to reduce it to below 4.5% in the coming year.
Overall, this budget underscores a strategic vision for fostering sustainable and inclusive economic growth, driven by next-generation reforms aimed at creating a dynamic, efficient, and equitable economic environment for all citizens.
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