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Looking to make sure India doesn't miss the bus, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her seventh consecutive Budget has largely focused on employment, skilling, MSMEs, and the middle class.

"Sixty-five per cent of India's fast-growing population is under 35, and many lack the skills needed by a modern economy," says Economic Survey 2023-24.

"Estimates show that about 51.25% of the youth are deemed employable," noted the document presented in the Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.

In other words, roughly half of college graduates are not immediately employable upon graduation.

The budget day, was one of the busiest days ever for NSE.

More than 2,044 crores orders (world record for any exchange in the world) were received today in a single day by NSE

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