Modi Calls for Effective Implementation of Budget Schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged stakeholders to propose improvements for ongoing schemes and implement the budget swiftly. Speaking at a post-budget webinar, Modi emphasized the importance of agriculture in India's growth and stressed reducing import dependence by boosting local pulse production and focusing on high-yield seeds.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called on stakeholders to provide suggestions for enhancing the effectiveness of ongoing schemes and ensuring swift implementation of this year's budget initiatives.

In a virtual address at the post-budget webinar on 'Agriculture and Rural Prosperity', Modi emphasized consistency in policy and a vision for a developed India, or Viksit Bharat.

Highlighting agriculture as a crucial growth engine, Modi urged a focus on increasing local pulse production to reduce import dependency and asked the private sector to concentrate on developing high-yield crop seeds. He warned against creating a new budget, encouraging attention on addressing obstacles in the current budget's execution.

(With inputs from agencies.)