Budget 2024: 'Amrit Peedhi' to 'Kartavya Kaal': All new Hindi phrases used by Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech

Budget 2024: India’s interim Budget for the financial year 2024-25 was presented in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday (Feb 1). The parliamentary session started at 11:00 am IST in the presence of Lok Sabha (lower house) speaker Om Birla.

During the budget speech, FM Sitharaman spoke for about 58 minutes, her shortest speech ever. In the speech, she used some unique Hindi words that will become the torchbearer of the government’s vision for the country in the fiscal year 2024-25.

Here’s a complete analysis of some of those words and phrases:

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Budget 2024: Meaning of unique Hindi words used by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Right at the start, Sitharaman mentioned ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ (Together with all, Development for all) as the mantra of government. She further added ‘Sabka Vishvas’ (Trust of all) to this catchphrase and emphasised that the current government strengthened its mantra of inclusivity.

Sitharaman once again accentuated another similar phrase ‘Sabka Prayas’ to tell how the whole nation overcame the challenge of the pandemic and came out of it to lay the solid foundations for the ‘Amrit Kaal’.

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‘Amrit Kaal’ (Golden Era)

Though the term ‘Amrit Kaal’ is not new, as it was first mentioned by PM Narendra Modi in 2021 during the Independence Day speech, FM Sitharaman reiterated the term several times in her budget speech. ‘Amrit Kaal’ refers to the 25 years between India’s 75th and 100th independence anniversaries.

"Our Government is working with an approach to development that is all-round, all-pervasive and all-inclusive", said Sitharaman. It will aim to cover all castes and people at all levels. Finance Minister further said, that to make India a developed nation, it is crucial to empower the capability of all kinds of people in the country.

The government aims to make India ‘Viksit Bharat' or Developed India by 2047, said Sitharaman. The vision for achieving this tall goal is to make India prosperous in harmony with nature, with infrastructure and with ample opportunities for all citizens and across all regions of the country.

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Drawing on the 'amrit kaal' analogy, Sitharaman, in her speech, referred to the youth of India as ‘Amrit Peedhi’. The budget this year aims to empower our youth and "help the ‘Amrit Peedhi’ realise their dreams", she said.

India is moving forward firmly for the ‘panchamrit’ and net-zero carbon emission by 2070 to usher in green industrial and economic transition, Sitharamansaid. This budget builds on our focus on green growth. Another Sanskrit term, 'Panchamrit' refers to the five nectar elements.

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“Prime Minister Shastri gave the slogan of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan. Prime Minister Vajpayee made that ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan’. Prime Minister Modi has furthered that to ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan, Jai Vigyan and Jai Anusandhan’, as innovation is the foundation of development”, noted Sitharaman. The focus will now shift to innovation and research in technology with a focus on tech–savvy youth.

Prime Minister in his Independence Day address to the nation said, “We commit ourselves to national development, with new inspirations, new consciousness, new resolutions, as the country opens up immense possibilities and opportunities”. This was termed as ‘Kartavya Kaal’ by FM Sitharaman. With this, government will work on strengthening and expanding the economy with high growth, to create conditions for people to realise their aspirations.

The interim Budget 2024-25 saw its focus on inclusive development, a prosperous India taking all sections of the society up the ladder of development. The Finance Minister also mentioned in her speech that the PM believes in focusing on four major groups, namely, ‘Garib’ (Poor), ‘Mahilayen’ (Women), ‘Yuva’ (Youth) and ‘Annadata’ (Farmer).

Their needs and welfare are of the highest priority, as per Sitharaman’s speech. “All four require and receive government support in their quest to better their lives. Their empowerment and well-being will drive the country forward,"she said in the speech.

(With inputs from agencies)