Will Implement Measures to up Manufacturing, Says Sitharaman

New Delhi: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assumed the charge in office and retained the post for the second term in a row in the ministry as a cabinet minister.

“The government is fully committed to ensuring ‘ease of living’ for its citizens and will continue to take further steps in this regard,” she told reporters after taking charge in the Modi 3.0 government.

Post announcement of the portfolio of the Union finance minister, all eyes are now on the full budget, where she is expected to outline the roadmap for the next five years along with key policy announcements.

Additionally, she will focus on addressing unemployment by implementing measures to boost manufacturing. In the interim budget for FY25, she adhered to tradition by sticking to vote-on-account measures only.

“The reforms undertaken since 2014 will continue, which will further provide macroeconomic stability and growth for India. India’s commendable growth story in recent years amidst global challenges and noted that there is an optimistic economic outlook for the coming years,” She highlighted.