{"id":1430,"date":"2025-03-28T07:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=1430"},"modified":"2025-03-28T07:46:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T07:46:19","slug":"finance-minister-nirmala-sitharaman-declares-good-days-in-rajya-sabha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/?p=1430","title":{"rendered":"Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Declares \u2018Good Days\u2019 in Rajya Sabha"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finance Minister <strong>Nirmala Sitharaman<\/strong> on Thursday proclaimed the arrival of <em>\u2018Good Days\u2019<\/em> in the <strong>Rajya Sabha<\/strong>, emphasizing that the Modi government is dedicated to the nation with its <em>mind, body, and life.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While replying to the discussion on the <strong>Appropriation (No. 3) Bill 2025<\/strong> and the <strong>Finance Bill 2025<\/strong>, Sitharaman highlighted the far-reaching impact of public welfare schemes like <strong>Jan Dhan, PM Awas Yojana, Swachh Bharat, Jal Jeevan Mission, Ujjwala, PM Mudra Yojana, and Jan Aushadhi<\/strong>, which have significantly improved the lives of citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the discussion, both bills were <strong>returned to the Lok Sabha by voice vote<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Announcements by Sitharaman:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Tax Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Changes in income tax brackets will exempt <strong>two crore taxpayers<\/strong>, primarily from the middle and lower-upper classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tax compliance has been simplified<\/strong> to reduce the burden on taxpayers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revisions in the <strong>TDS (Tax Deducted at Source) process<\/strong> will benefit people and <strong>boost market demand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Economic Growth &amp; Reforms:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Union Budget <strong>prioritizes public welfare and national development<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Revenue collected through taxes is utilized <strong>for the benefit of citizens<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Business fees have been revised<\/strong>, making the environment more favorable for entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changes in <strong>excise duty<\/strong> will <strong>stimulate demand<\/strong> and <strong>promote self-reliance<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Indian exporters will <strong>benefit<\/strong>, making Indian products more competitive globally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Pension System Update:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>old and new pension schemes<\/strong> will now be <strong>at par<\/strong>, ensuring <strong>no financial loss for pensioners<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Post-COVID Economic Recovery:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The impact of the <strong>COVID-19 pandemic<\/strong> on the economy is <strong>fading<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>India is progressing <strong>rapidly<\/strong> towards becoming the <strong>third-largest economy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Modi government has implemented <strong>policy reforms<\/strong> to safeguard <strong>both lives and livelihoods<\/strong> post-pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Digital infrastructure development<\/strong> has further boosted economic growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Central Schemes &amp; Revenue Allocation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sitharaman clarified that funding for <strong>MNREGA and other central schemes has not been reduced<\/strong>, with <strong>105% of the allocated budget utilized<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>She dismissed claims of <strong>discriminatory revenue allocation<\/strong>, stating that funds are distributed <strong>as per the Finance Commission\u2019s recommendations<\/strong>, while also considering state priorities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2705 <strong>Social Security Expansion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>scope of social security<\/strong> has been broadened, ensuring <strong>better benefits for the public<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sitharaman\u2019s address reinforced the <strong>government\u2019s commitment to economic stability, welfare policies, and reforms<\/strong>, ensuring a <strong>prosperous future for India<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday proclaimed the arrival of \u2018Good Days\u2019 in the Rajya Sabha, emphasizing that the Modi government is dedicated to the nation&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1430","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-national"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1432,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1430\/revisions\/1432"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/duggarsamvad.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}