While presenting the budget in Parliament today, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that 25 crore people moved out of multi-dimensional poverty over 10 years'While presenting the budget in Parliament today, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, "25 crore people moved out of multi-dimensional poverty over 10 years." Stressing on Modi government's reform initiative in major sectors, Nirmala Sitharaman called the economy a 'Reform Express' which is "well on its way and will maintain its momentum to help us fulfil our kartavya." Close to 25 crore individuals have come out of multidimensional poverty through a decade of our Government’s sustained and reform-oriented efforts. This will be her 9th budget and third full budget under Prime Minister Narendra Modi 3.0 government. On Thursday, FM Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey of India in Parliament for the 2025-26 financial year.

Source: dna February 01, 2026 09:15 UTC