Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Interim Budget 2024-25 in Lok Sabha. (Source: Finance Minsitry/X)
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that government capital expenditure would have to be steadily increased, while also noting that the private capex is starting to kick in.Sitharaman said that there has been no cut in capital expenditure allocation and the percentage growth for FY25 is on a higher base of Rs 10 lakh crore.While steadily increasing the capital expenditure, we also need to pay attention to the absorption capacity...