Modi pledges US$24 bil for jobs, financial aid for allies ========== India Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledges 2 trillion rupees (RM111.79 billion) for jobs and education; Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces employment-linked incentives for businesses; Modi allocates 150 billion rupees in financial aid to Telugu Desam Party; Modi needs to balance demands of coalition partners without increasing budget deficit; Government aims to lower deficit to raise India's credit ratings. #India #NarendraModi #Budget #Employment #FinancialAid https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/719994