Politicians and economists of all stripes have vigorously debated and critiqued the union budget that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled on July 23. However, unlesss the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ensures that the needs of those at the bottom of the economic pyramid are adequately met, the objective of ‘Viksit Bharat’ cannot be achieved.
This idea is founded on an architectural principle: a superstructure that is meant to last must have a solid foundation. It is architectural fantasy to build a first floor without investing in a ground level infrastructure; the same goes for economic planning.
India’s economy may be expanding at the quickest rate in the