Budget 2025 highlights: Focus on farmers, women, and youth; Big announcement for Indian AI

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting Budget 2025 in Parliament. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this budget is dedicated to furthering development and increasing the capacity of the middle class. What announcements were made in the budget for farmers, women, youth, poor, middle-class taxpayers and other sectors including MSMEs, read the highlights of the budget here-

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the budget in Parliament. Sitharaman is presenting the budget for the eighth time as Finance Minister. People across the country are eyeing the budget. What announcements are being made for farmers, women, youth, and employed people in the budget, read the highlights of the budget here...

What for farmers?

In the next 6 years, focus will be given to increasing the production of pulses like lentil, urad, and tur.

Work will be done on mission mode for 5 years to increase the production of cotton. This will strengthen the country's textile industry.

The loan limit on the Kisan Credit Card will be increased from 3 lakh to 5 lakh. Through this, loans are given to 7.7 crore farmers and fishermen.

Loan guarantee cover for MSMEs will be increased from 5 crores to 10 crores, loan up to 1.5 lakh crores will be available.

Priority to GYAN: The development measures proposed in the budget are spread over ten broad areas keeping in mind the poor, youth, farmers and women (GYAN).

This budget is focused on development: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that this budget is dedicated to advancing development and increasing the capacity of the middle class.