Resilience amidst multiple crises

• India's rising global profile is due to several accomplishments like

• Unique World Class Digital Public Infrastructure namely, Aadhaar, Co-Win and UPI;
• COVID-19 vaccination drive in unparalleled scale and speed;
• Proactive role in frontier areas such as achieving the climate related goals,
• Mission LiFE,
• National Hydrogen Mission.

• During the Covid-19 pandemic, Government ensured that no one goes to bed hungry, with a scheme to supply free food grains to over 80 Crore persons for 28 months.
• Continuing with Centre's commitment to ensure food and nutritional security, Government is implementing, from 1st January 2023, a scheme to supply free food grain to all Antyodaya and priority households for the next one year, under PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY). The entire expenditure of about Rs 2 lakh crore will be borne by the Central Government.

G20 Presidency: Steering the global agenda through challenges

• The Finance Minister pointed out that in these times of global challenges; the G20 Presidency gives India a unique opportunity to strengthen its role in the world economic order.
• With the theme of 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam', India is steering an ambitious, people-centric agenda to address global challenges, and to facilitate sustainable economic development.

Achievements since 2014: Leaving no one behind

• Smt. Sitharaman said that the government's efforts since 2014 have ensured for all citizens a better quality of living and a life of dignity and the per capita income has more than doubled to Rs 1.97 lakh.
• She said that in these 9 years, the Indian economy has increased in size from being 10th to 5th largest in the world.
• The economy has become a lot more formalized as reflected in the EPFO membership, more than doubling to 27 crore, and 7,400 crore digital payments of Rs 126 lakh crore through UPI in 2022.
• The Finance Minister pointed out that the efficient implementation of many schemes, with universalisation of targeted benefits, has resulted in inclusive development.
• Inclusive development includes:

• 11.7 crore household toilets under Swachh Bharat Mission,
• 9.6 crore LPG connections under Ujjawala,
• 220 crore Covid vaccinations of 102 crore persons,
• 47.8 crore PM Jan Dhan Bank Accounts,
• Insurance cover for 44.6 crore persons under PM Suraksha Bima and PM Jeevan Jyoti Yojana,
• Cash transfer of Rs 2.2 lakh crore to over 11.4 crore farmers under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi.