New Delhi: Ahead of the Parliament’s Budget session commencing from January 31, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for a meeting of Cabinet of Ministers of January 29, reported news agency IANS. This will be Modi’s cabinet meeting in the year 2023 which will be attended by Union ministers, Ministers of State (Independent Charge) and Ministers of State.
The meeting of the Council of Ministers, called before the last full budget of the tenure of the Modi government, is being termed crucial. On February 1, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Union budget.
IANS cited sources as saying that PM Modi can give special instructions to all the ministers regarding the budget session. Since this will be the last full budget of the Modi government, the Prime Minister would want that after the presentation of the budget, all the ministers should work tirelessly to highlight its public welfare aspects to take them to the public, the report added.
According to the report, programmes related to the chairmanship of G-20 that India has got can also be discussed in the meeting. About 200 programmes related to G-20 are to be held at more than 50 places across the country.
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Along with G20 countries, 14 international organisations including International Monetary Fund, and World Bank will also participate in these programmes, so the Indian government does not want to leave any stone unturned to make these programmes grand. The government also wants to ensure maximum public participation in these programmes, the report stated.
Ministers are also expected to give presentations regarding the functioning of their respective ministries amid reports of reshuffle and expansion of the Modi cabinet. As per the report citing sources, exercise of cabinet reshuffle can begin within a few days after this meeting to be held on January 29.