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Interim Budget 2024 Highlights

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Interim Budget 2024 Highlights   The budget started on a positive note, highlighting the measures taken by the govt. over the last 10 years to develop various sectors of the economy; FM emphasised govt’s priority to support the rural economy & empower 4 segments of India’s population: the poor, women, youth & farmers;  Policy priority is to provide training for MSMEs to compete globally; Govt. will encourage cervical cancer vaccination for girls in the age group of 9-14 years; Govt to bring maternal, child care health schemes under one comprehensive scheme; Govt. will help housing for the middles class, living in rented or slums or unauthorised colonies to build or buy their own houses; 2 Cr more houses will be built under PM AAWAS YOJNA in next 5 years; Govt. to double the exports to ₹1L Cr leading to generation of 5 lakh new jobs; The capex target of FY25 has been set at ₹11.1L Cr, up by 11.1%. Though as per CRISIL, this higher capex is lower than what has been the r...