The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the Union Budget and has said that it presents a roadmap for the new and ambitious India. On Saturday, CII organised a Budget viewing session in Dehradun. The session was attended by Industry leaders from various sectors.
The Chairman, CII Uttarakhand State Council, Mukesh Goyal, said that the agriculture sector which is the mainstream of the Indian economy has been given special attention in the Budget. He complimented the Finance Minster for addressing the issues that have plagued the agriculture sector and taking decisions such as seamless national cold supply chain for perishables, setting up of “Kisan Rail” through PPP mode, incentivising farmers to go solar, addressing water problem among others, “The Budgetary allocation under the heads of agriculture and allied activities, irrigation and research and development has been increased to Rs 2.83 lakh crores, which will act as a game changer for Northern States’’, Goyal said.
He added budget has more focus in infrastructure development and is more of a social Budget.