"The Real Sector had its share of ups and downs. To make homes more affordable and bolster the vision of "affordable housing", the Budget has introduced schemes to facilitate it," Chhajer informed in a statement.
The Union Budget is not people-friendly as it has been prepared keeping in mind the interests of a few businessmen, Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said.
Dr Prathap C Reddy, Founder Chairman, Apollo Hospitals Group said, "Caring for the wellbeing of citizens is integral to nation building. India stands tall for putting people first, and this Union Budget, the first in the Amrit Kaal, resonates with this ethos."
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday gave a measured response to the Union budget, hailing a few key announcements but also denouncing some of the declarations made by the Centre.
The Union minister also announced a National Data Governance Policy, which will enable access to anonymised data. The Finance Minister said this will unleash innovation and research by start-ups and academia.
Uttar Pradesh Finance Minister Suresh Khanna welcomed the Union Budget, saying that it will benefit the common citizen and also create demand in the market.
Be it capital expenditure, the asset quality of banks, foreign exchange reserves, GST collections, fiscal consolidation path, and convergence of wholesale and retail inflation, Budget document data showed all these indicators to be on strong ground.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi MLC Kavitha Kalvakuntla on Wednesday termed the Union Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as a "failure" of the Central government.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023 today in Lok Sabha. This was the third time in a row that the government presented the budget in a paperless form.
Reacting to India's Union Budget 2023-2024, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Dr Mukesh Aghi said that it provides a roadmap for stability, growth and development.