Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces the challenges of reviving growth and giving relief to a middle class hit by rising living costs, while also preparing for an uncertain year of global trade,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday invoked the Hindu goddess of wealth to elevate India’s poor and the middle class, a possible sign the government may introduce measures to lift sagging consumption in the budget due the next day.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented an annual budget to Parliament on Saturday that focused on wooing the salaried middle class with tax cuts and spurring economic growth by boosting agriculture and manufacturing.