With elections coming up, government will aim to woo rural voters in budget

Modi is facing voter discontent over falling farm incomes and the lack of jobs for hundreds of thousands of youth entering the  labour  force each month

With elections coming up, government will aim to
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will likely step up funding of existing rural programmes such as a jobs guarantee scheme, rural housing and a crop insurance plan. Image source: zeenews.com

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