English rendering of the Prime Minister’s address ahead of the Budget Session of Parliament

Honourable Members,
1. In this Basant season of renewal and resurgence, I welcome you all to this Joint Session of both Houses of Parliament.

Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, Minister for Information & Broadcasting has said that Digital Radio provided a unique opportunity for all the stakeholders both public and private broadcasters

India’s economic experience shows that the fiscal activism embraced by advanced economies- giving a greater role to counter-cyclical policies and attaching less weight to curbing debt- is not relevant for India.

India needs an evolution in the underlying economic vision across the political spectrum and further reforms are not just a matter of overcoming vested interests that obstruct them.