"I must compliment the Finance Minister for presenting a Budget that provides a comprehensive roadmap to foster growth with social equity and climate resilience. The Budget proposal indeed gives a strong directional impetus to the agricultural sector by promoting ‘agri-preneurs’ and value addition in agri-produce whilst addressing the critical need for water security. The move to enable sustainable agriculture through zero budget farming and promotion of agri-based renewable energy is indeed laudable. It is heartening to note the thrust provided to infrastructure development, the MSME sector and job creation".