“Being the last full budget before the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, a lot of pressure on fiscal resources will have to be balanced with maintaining a feel-good factor among the people. The worst affected group by the recession in the West would be women and the youth with diminishing job opportunities and exports. It will be a challenge to orchestrate and promote opportunities for the youth, women, artisans, the working middle class, and the rural and unorganized sectors. All in all, an enormous responsibility lies on the government’s shoulders to make the economy robust.”
Aashisha Chakraborty, bestselling author, columnist, poet
