23-Feb; Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that this year’s Budget provides several opportunities for investors and people of this country to protect their future by moving towards green growth. He said, the government is taking steps to provide every possible assistance to ensure green growth of the economy. While addressing the first post-budget webinar on Green Growth today through video conferencing, Modi said, every budget presented by this government since 2014 has been taking forward new age reforms to solve the present challenges. He said, this Budget will play an instrumental role in establishing the country as a lead player in the global green energy market. He added that this will help in increasing the green jobs and ensuring global good.Highlighting the initiatives taken by the government to ensure green growth and energy transition, Modi said, increasing the production of renewable energy, decreasing the use of fossil fuels and moving towards a gas based economy are the three pillars of the country’s priorities and strategies. He said, several important announcements including PM Kusum, rooftop solar scheme, incentives for solar panel manufacturing and battery storage were made in the Budgets since 2014
