In an official statement, the agricultural body has also called upon all its units to rise up in protest against the Budget on February 16 and mark it as 'Grameen Bharat Bandh'.
Even as Union Ministers hailed the Union Budget tabled by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday as an 'inclusive budget', it drew sharp criticism from Opposition leaders who dubbed it as an 'election budget'.
The US-India Business Council (USIBC) congratulated Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the Union Government and lauded the commitment of the Indian government towards developing India's semiconductor ecosystem.
Nitish Kumar, the Chief of the Janata Dal (United) that broke its ties with the Opposition bloc INDIA recently also lauded the Centre for increasing the amount of loans for higher education.
The provision is for routine expenses as well as for various schemes to be implemented by Delhi Police such as developing traffic and communication networks in NCR mega cities and a model traffic system.
Reacting to the interim budget for 2024-2025, presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Banerjee said over the last three years, India has seen the budget enabling a strong growth rate in the coming year and much beyond.
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the continuation of the Scheme for Rebate of State and Central Taxes and Levies (RoSCTL) for the export of Apparel/Garments and made-ups up to March 31, 2026.
Speaking to ANI exclusively, the Union Minister dubbed the Budget an 'inclusive' one and said that every section of society has received due attention in the Budget.
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka HD Kumaraswamy hailed the Union Budget 2024 as it has a provision for making India self-sufficient in producing different oil seeds as it will benefit the farmers across the country.
India is trying to integrate itself into global supply chains and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman not announcing change in customs duties "is very warmly welcomed", said an expert who has been working on US-India relations for over 25 years
"Under the leadership of PM Modi, all departments are making efforts to take the country forward. The interim budget was presented today and it is focused on the poor, women, youth and farmers. This budget has highlighted PM Modi's pledge for the welfare of these categories," CM Yadav sai