Budget 2024: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 1.48 crore for education, employment, and skilling

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in the Union Budget 2024-25 an allocation of Rs 1.48 crore for education, employment, and skilling. She announced that the focus will be on MSMEs and the middle class. She announced the extension of the PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana for five years to benefit 80 crore citizens. She emphasisied the importance of supporting the poor, women, youth, and farmers to propel India towards robust development and prosperity under the Modi government's leadership.