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The Budget’s renewed commitment to investment-led growth is fine, but it fails to look at the longer-term issues and find solutions

Adani Enterprises Ltd., were to use ₹10,869 crore for green hydrogen projects, work at the existing airports and the construction of a greenfield expressway out of the ₹20,000 crore proceeds from the FPO

Finance Minister introduces a ‘digital public infrastructure for agriculture’ that will be built as an open source, open standard and inter-operable public good

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways said that this would benefit 800 crore passengers who annually travel by train

Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) which provides cashless health insurance of up to ₹5 lakh per family has been allocated ₹7,200 crore in FY 23-24, higher than last year’s ₹6,412 crore

Increase in capex outlay is a defining feature of the Budget; this would have a cascading effect on private sector investments, economic growth, employment generation

The Budget’s focus on fiscal consolidation, increasing the tax base, encouraging savings and investments, promoting affordable housing and infrastructure development are to be lauded

With landmark policy measures, the Budget retains its focus on growth, while maintaining fiscal discipline

Trade unions say Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not addressed the issue of long-term employment and creation of quality jobs

Plan to reduce number of Basic Customs Duty rates on goods, other than textiles and agriculture, from 21 to 13: Finance Minister

Swachh Bharat Mission-Rural, which aims to ‘sustain’ the open defecation free status in India’s villages, has been apportioned ₹77,000 crore, up from the ₹60,000 crore the government expects to spend by March 2023