IN 91 MINUTES—her shortest Budget speech delivered since assuming charge in 2019—the country’s first full-time woman finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, outlined her government’s path for solving major economic challenges. The address was business-like and bereft of the usual long quotes. In the end, the proposals enunciated by Sitharaman reiterated the central government’s Barbell strategy and Agile framework amid the uncertainty induced by the Covid-19 pandemic since early 2020. Amply elaborated in the Economic Survey released on January 31, the Barbell part comprises deregulation, reforms and addressing of legacy issues to encourage flexibility and innovation. The second or the Agile framework involves strategies like Atmanirbhar Bharat, productivity-linked incentive (PLI) schemes and investments in renewable energy to build resilience.
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