Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Centre's sustained public capital expenditure since the Covid-19 pandemic has restored private sector confidence, encouraging companies to invest as the government pursues its vision of transforming India into a developed nation by 2047.
Delivering the C.D. Deshmukh Memorial Lecture at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER), Sitharaman outlined the government's vision for Viksit Bharat, describing it as a framework built on zero poverty, universal quality education, comprehensive healthcare, skilled employment, full economic participation of women and technological leadership.
