Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday showered effusive praise on the i✨nterim budget 🐈presented by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, the last before the Lok Sabha polls this year.
The JD(U) president, who returned to the BJP-led NDA less than a week ago, after having fought it tooth and nail forꦫ more than a year, described the budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as one that was “positive” and “d🤡eserved to be welcomed”.
Kumar, who had held the Railways portfolio in the government headed by late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, lauded the decision to set up “three new economic corridor🍒s”, saying these would bring “logistical efficiency” and help accelerate overall economic growth of the country.
He was also appreciative of measures like a special housing scheme for the m⛦iddle clas🐼s, a hike in the MGNREGA budget “from Rs 60,000 crore to Rs 86,000 crore” and tax benefits for startups.
