Photo: ReutersNew Delhi: Corporate India on Thursday said the ‘Bharat’-oriented Union Budget 2018 with a thrust on improving the rural economy will create jobs, encourage entrepreneurship and sets the tone for future growth. However, CEO of Serum Institute of India, Adar Poonawalla rated the budget as a highly mixed one. Bharat, or rural India, has been the key focus of the budget, Dabur India CEO Sunil Duggal said, adding the budget is on expected lines and is focused on improving the quality of life in rural India. The focus on agriculture, rural economy, health, infrastructure and MSMEs is highly appreciable. He said the impetus to the rural economy and the overall agriculture sector in the budget would be a force multiplier for overall growth in the coming years.

Source: Mint February 01, 2018 11:48 UTC