PM Modi to address 12 post-budget webinars today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to address 12 post-budget webinars from today i.e. on Thursday onwards with a webinar on green growth.
Details of the post-budget webinar
According to the ministry of finance, the Prime Minister will address 12 post-budget webinars, which will be held from February 23 to March 11.
The post-budget webinars are being organised by various ministries and departments to build on the “Saptarishi” Priorities outlined in the Union Budget 2023-24.
Key focus of the webinar
The ministry of finance said that these webinars to be addressed by the Prime Minister will include-
Green Growth
Agriculture and Cooperatives
Harnessing Youth power- Skilling and Education
Reaching the last mile/Leaving No Citizen Behind
Unleashing the Potential: Ease of living using Technology
Urban Development with a focus on Planning
Developing Tourism in mission mode
Infrastructure and Investment: Improving logistic efficiency with PM Gatishakti National Master Plan
Health and Medical Research
Financial Sector
Women Empowerment
PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman (PM VIKAS)
The government under the visionary leadership of PM Modi has undertaken several budgetary reforms in the past few years.
Budget date preponed
The date of the budget was preponed to February 1 to get sufficient time for utilisation of the funds on the ground before the onset of monsoons.
Another step towards bringing in reforms in budget implementation was the novel idea of Post Budget Webinars.
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The main idea is to bring experts together
As per the ministry, the idea was conceptualized by the Prime Minister to bring together experts from the public and private sectors, academia, industry and practitioners on the field on a single platform and collaboratively work on implementation strategies across sectors.
In the spirit of Jan Bhagidari and to encourage involvement and ownership of all concerned stakeholders in effective, quick and seamless implementation of the Budget announcements, these webinars were started in 2021.
The webinars will be focused on synergizing efforts of various Ministers and Departments. All concerned stakeholders towards the preparation of an action plan with quarterly targets so that the implementation is front ended and smooth with the timely achievement of intended outcomes. They are being held virtually to ensure wide participation, said the ministry.
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