CII chairman welcomes Budget

The CII State Council chairman Prashant Mahadik welcomed some of the new schemes announced in the Budget.  The measures announced in the Budget relating to tourism, strengthening education and healthcare infrastructure in the hills, promotion of agri-sector especially animal husbandry and dairy, and also of the local crafts are very welcome measures, added Mahadik. 

CII believes that these have the potential to address the issue of livelihood creation in the mountains.  He appreciated the initiatives to promote new value chains in horticulture while adding that initiatives like the women base hospitals at Champawat and Someshwar in Kumaon and Simli in Garhwal and creation of a corpus fund for setting up basic amenities will help improve the quality of life in the mountains.