Budget 2023 live updates: FM on food security

New Delhi: Today marks the fifth consecutive budget presentation by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The Modi 2.0 government’s final comprehensive budget before the upcoming parliamentary elections in 2024 is likewise this one. On Wednesday, February 1, the Parliament will also hear the presentation of the Railway Budget 2023.

We’re initiating a program to provide free food grain to all Antyodaya and priority households for one year under the PM Garib Kalyan Ann Yojana on January 1, 2023, as part of our ongoing commitment to food security, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.