The Minister of
Information and Broadcasting, Shri Ravi Shankar Prasad has hailed
the General Budget as a growth-oriented people’s budget. He
said the Finance Minister has demonstrated that we are for reforms
but ensured that the reforms have to be implemented with a human
face. While insisting on the issues of social concern, he has
seen that focus on core sections has to be emphasised. The budget
touches all sections of society and whole lot of vital issues
like rural development, education, people below the poverty
line, health, power, senior citizens, the handicapped and the
small scale industries sector.
Shri
Prasad said that the emphasis on development infrastructure
sector like Road Development, Airports, Sea Ports, Power, Housing,
Textiles etc. would give a boost to all round development. He
also welcomed the exemption duty on the pre-recorded audio discs,
a long-standing demand of the entertainment sector. It will
not only boost the sector but also help in checking the piracy,
Shri Prasad.
