New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a post-budget webinar on "Technology, Reforms and Finance for Viksit Bharat" today, characterising the national budget as a long-term policy roadmap rather than a short-term trading document. The Prime Minister emphasised that every budget serves as a step toward the larger goal of "constructing a developed India by 2047."

He noted that the budget decisions regarding infrastructure expansion, ease of doing business, and transparency in governance provide permanent strength to the national economy.

"The impact of the budget should also be based on strong parameters. Such policies that expand infrastructure, make the impact of credit easier, increase the ease of doing business, ...