Solan: The pharmaceutical hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh has been left high and dry with the budget failing to address any of their grievances, including hike in the excise duty and refund on raw materials.

A.V. Ragunathan

CUDDALORE: The Union budget does not reflect the recommendations of the National Commission on Farmers headed by M.S. Swaminathan which has clearly spelt out measures to be taken for rejuvenating the agriculture sector, according to R.V. Giri, State general secretary of the Consortium of Indian Farmers

Mumbai: To expedite projects that could curb flooding in Mumbai, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee increased the allocation for the Brihanmumbai storm water drain (Brimstowad) project in the current fiscal year from Rs200 crore, earmarked during the interim budget, to Rs500 crore.

Though Assam Budget 2009-10 is growth oriented, it has little provision for the revival of micro sector industries, which are in a dilapidated condition in the State, opined North Eastern Small Scale Industries Association (NESSIA).

Pulin B. Nayak

FINANCE MINISTER Pranab Mukherjee

K. Balchand

NEW DELHI: Promising a real wage of Rs. 100 a day under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) and an interest subvention for farmers, the UPA government

Subrata Mandal

THE BUDGET has made a decisive choice for growth over fiscal consolidation. It is a choice favoured by all the major economies of the world in the given circumstances of global economic downturn
The focus on growth is the main reason for the budgetary increase in allocation for infrastructure

Tarun Das

Renewable energy will get a big boost from the Budget which can be termed the first-ever

FINANCE MINISTER Pranab Mukherjee is to be complimented for doing a savvy job in walking the tightrope between keeping his government

The pro-poor and pro-rural Budget has got a thumbs- up from farm economists, farmer leaders and agriculturists in the region. Hailing the Budget for its approach towards the