Port Blair, Jul 24: Mr. Ashishkumar Chauhan, Managing Director and CEO of the National Stock Exchange (NSE), has expressed strong approval of the Union Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
In his statement, Chauhan emphasized the budget’s significant focus on job creation, highlighting its initiatives to involve both the private and government sectors. He praised the measures designed to make India the top startup nation and a hub for entrepreneurs, including relief on the angel tax and the increase of the Mudra loan scheme limit from Rs 10 lakhs to Rs 20 lakhs per person.
Chauhan also noted the budget’s emphasis on increasing women’s participation in the labor force, which he believes will help India leverage its demographic dividend by involving more young women in the workforce.
“The budget for the financial year 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman has given a huge fillip to job creation in India by ensuring that the private sector also participates in job creation in addition to the government sector,” Chauhan stated.
