Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 6: BJP national secretary and in charge J&K and Ladkah UTs, Tarun Chugh said that for the last 11 years, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi-led Union Government has been consistently working to strengthen the economic backbone of the country and improve the lives of common citizens.
Talking to reporters here, today along with J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP, Sat Sharma, CA, and Leader of Opposition in J&K Assembly, Sunil Sharma, he said the Government’s focus has remained on robust economic policies, massive infrastructure expansion, simplification of business processes, and reduction of tax burden, ensuring inclusive and sustainable growth.
Tarun Chugh stated that Budget 2026-27, the first budget presented from the Kartavya Bhavan, reflects Prime Minister Modi’s vision and serves as a clear blueprint for Aatmanirbhar Bharat. He described the budget as a milestone document that charts the nation’s future growth trajectory, ensuring that citizens, entrepreneurs, industrialists, farmers, and youth progress together. He emphasized that the Modi Government’s clear message is long-term development over short-term populism, and that this budget lays a strong and ambitious foundation for Viksit Bharat 2047.
Highlighting India’s economic transformation, Tarun Chugh said that over the last 12 years, the Indian economy has become stable, strong, and globally reliable, which forms the backbone of this budget. He noted that more than 350 reforms have already been implemented, making both business operations and daily life easier for citizens. The budget, he said, focuses sharply on employment generation, boosting production, and enhancing youth skills, aligning economic growth with human development.
Chugh further stated that the Modi Government has anchored the budget on three core duties: accelerating fast and sustainable growth by enhancing productivity, building capacities to meet people’s aspirations, and strengthening good governance through advanced technologies, including Artificial Intelligence.
Tarun Chugh highlighted the announcement of seven high-speed rail corridors, to be developed as “Growth Connectors,” including Mumbai-Pune, Pune-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Bengaluru, Hyderabad-Chennai, Chennai-Bengaluru, Delhi-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Siliguri. These corridors, he said, will directly boost trade, agricultural produce movement, tourism, employment opportunities, and national connectivity.
Focusing on Jammu & Kashmir, Tarun Chugh said that the Modi Government has ensured that development in border and sensitive regions like J&K is integrated with national security. The increased Central assistance to Jammu & Kashmir, he said, clearly demonstrates the Union Government’s continued commitment to the people of the UT. He criticized the Omar Abdullah-led Government, stating that it has merely copy-pasted the benefits of the Union Budget while failing to discharge its own responsibilities effectively.
He said that increased capital expenditure on roads, tunnels, power, and logistics in Jammu & Kashmir will significantly boost local employment. Promotion of tourism will directly strengthen Kashmir’s economy, especially benefiting youth and small entrepreneurs. The allocation of Rs 12.2 lakh crore towards capital expenditure on infrastructure will further integrate Jammu & Kashmir with the national growth story.
J&K BJP general Secretaries Sanjita Dogra and Gopal Mahajan and others were also present in the press conference
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