Budget 2019: Committee to identify nomadic, semi-nomadic communities, says Piyush Goyal
He also said that the government this time will move ahead from women development to women-led development.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday announced that a committee under the NITI Aayog has been formed to complete the task of identifying nomadic and semi-nomadic communities which are not yet classified.
He made the announcement while presenting the Interim Budget for 2019-20 in the Lok Sabha.
The Minister said that special strategies will be designed to serve these communities.
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He also said that the government this time will move ahead from "women development to women-led development".
According to Goyal, there were 75 per cent of women beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Matritva Yojana.
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