Ahead of Union Budget 2025, PM Modi seeks blessings for prosperity of poor & middle class

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that the Budget session of Parliament will give fresh impetus to the country's development goals and prayed for prosperity for the poor and middle class.

Addressing the media ahead of the session, Modi said, “Maa Lakshmi gives us success and wisdom, prosperity and well-being. I pray to Maa Lakshmi that every poor and middle class community of the country should be blessed with the special blessings of Maa Lakshmi.”

He asserted that the Budget session will be an important milestone in achieving the vision of ‘Viksit Bharat’ (developed India). “I can say with confidence that this Budget session will infuse new confidence and energy in attaining our goal of Viksit Bharat,” he said.

Highlighting the government’s economic roadmap, Modi said innovation, inclusion, and investment will remain the key pillars of the country’s growth trajectory.

The PM outlined a governance triad of “Reform, Perform, Transform,” stressing collaboration between states and the Centre, alongside public participation.

“This budget will create a new confidence, will give a new energy, that when the country celebrates 100 years of independence, it will be developed,” he said.

Modi said his government has been working in a mission mode in its third term for an all-round development, asserting that innovation, inclusion, and investment have shaped its economic agenda.

The prime minister said important decisions will be taken during the session to empower women to ensure they get equal rights and any sectarian or faith-based discrimination is removed.

He also expressed confidence that every MP, especially the young ones, will contribute to the agenda of 'Viksit Bharat' during the session.

The Budget Session commenced today with President Droupadi Murmu's address to both Houses of Parliament.