Opinion | 6 Challenges Before FM Sitharaman As She Presents 1st Budget Of Modi 3.0

Food inflation remains high at 8.69%. High petrol prices, cooking oil and LPG prices have hit the poor. Representational image. (Image Source: PTI)

Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Narendra Modi-led NDA government’s 11th Budget in July. While the Indian economy has recovered from the aftershocks of Covid, registering a GDP growth of 8.2% in the financial year 2023-2024 (FY), price rise, unemployment and poverty were pointed out as the main issues faced by voters during the recent Lok Sabha elections.  These factors also appear to have impacted the BJP’s and the NDA’s performance in the