Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her sixth consecutive budget, matching the record set by former Prime Minister Morarji Desai, just ahead of the Parliamentary elections. Find out what the leaders of JetSynthesys and Schneider Electric had to say.
Rajan Navani, Chairman, CII’s India@75 Council & Vice Chairman cum MD, Jetline Group of Companies, Founder and CEO JetSynthesys said, “Building on the foundation laid out in previous budgets and demonstrating greater fiscal prudence, the Hon. FM has delivered a remarkable budget. Most notable would be the allocation of a substantial Rs 1 lakh crore corpus, offering interest-free or low interest loans for a remarkable 50-year period dedicated to fostering long-term technological research. This shows an ecosystem shift with the government also itself building innovative digital public infrastructure. From Startup India to Scale Up India to a Research First India, investing in research should become as cool as investing in…