Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on 1st February, presented the Union Interim Budget 2024-25 today. This is her 6th consecutive budget presentation. In her Interim budget 2024 speech, she highlighted the Government’s vision for ‘Viksit Bharat’ and plans to achieve the same looking ahead at ‘Amrit Kaal’ of 2047. She said, "Our government will adopt economic policies that foster and sustain growth, facilitate inclusive and sustainable development, improve productivity, create opportunities for all, help them enhance their capabilities and contribute to generation of resources to power investments and fulfil aspirations...". In her speech, to address fervour for domestic tourism, the finance minister announced floating projects for port connectivity, tourism infra & amenities on islands including Lakshadweep. For further growth of the agriculture sector, the government has pitched to further promote public & private investment in post-harvest activities.