Affordable housing remains mainstream
The Hindu
A growth-oriented Budget focussing on infrastructure has remarkable benefits
The Finance Minister has presented a growth-oriented Budget with focus on infrastructure. The Government has reiterated its commitment towards Housing for All by allocating ₹48,000 crores towards PM Awas Yojana, around the same as that spent last year under this scheme. Housing for All has been the government’s focus since 2014. Housing security is a basic need and intrinsic to the development of a nation.
Creation of unified logistics platform, highway expansion by 25,000 kms in FY23 and developments of 100 new cargo terminals in the next three years are significant steps in improving the supply chain ecosystem in the country. This will give a boost to the logistics sector, which in turn will benefit many other sectors.