category Regional, chandigarh, , tags Regional, chandigarh, , DW BUREAU Chandigarh The general budget presented by Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman has been described by Haryana Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala as a budget to advance economic reform and industrial growth in the nation. He said that new doors of progress will open with this budget and new employment opportunities will be created. He added that all sections of the society will be satisfied with the budget. Deputy Chief Minister, Sh. Dushyant Chautala thanked the central government for including the state government s digital library scheme in the central budget. Sh. Chautala said that the Haryana government is moving ahead with the dream of building a digital library in every village and has been strenuously working in this direction for a long time. He said that it is commendable to include the plan of the Central Government to build a digital library in every village of the country in the budget and this will lead to a major achievement in the education sector. Sh. Dushyant Chautala said that this step of the government will strengthen the foundation of the future and rural children will be able to get better education facilities in the village itself. The Deputy Chief Minister said that there is a focus on various types of capital investment, infrastructure in the budget. Along with replacement of old vehicles, attention has also been paid to employment, trade and industrial development. Beneficial schemes have been brought for the agriculture sector. He said the Finance Minister has provided a shot in the arm for smaller taxpayers by increasing rebates and ensuring that there is no income tax levied up to 7 lakh rupees in income. Along with this, the scheme of returning capital for MSMEs will also prove to be very beneficial. For the promotion of small industries, making a slab of up to Rs. 3 crores in MSMEs will provide a big relief to small industries. With this, the youth will also get huge opportunities in startups. He said that it is historic to increase the budget of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana by 66 percent amounting to Rs. 79, 000 crores by the Central Government keeping in mind the poor and deprived class. With this, poor families in search of a house can materialise their dream of owning a house. The Deputy Chief Minister said that special attention has been paid in the budget towards women empowerment. He said that loan for women, change in industrial tax slab is highly commendable. He said that by paying interest at the rate of 7.5 per cent on savings of Rs. 2 lakhs under Mahila Samman Bachat Patra Yojana, women will become financially independent. Similarly, giving loans of Rs. 1 lakhs to women working in self-help groups under Mudra scheme and giving benefits to women under Stand Up India scheme is in the interest of women. Chautala said that taking a big step towards digitalization by the Central Government, the decision to set up 100 labs across the country for the development of 5G services is commendable and this will lead to digital progress in the rural and agricultural sector. (editor dailyworld.in)