New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday described the national Budget as a "policy roadmap" and urged stakeholders to evaluate it on "solid, long-term parameters" rather than short-term market movements.
Addressing the first post-budget webinar of the year, he emphasised that Budgets are more than income tax proposals or stock market indicators; they are a blueprint for nation-building, infrastructure expansion, and sustainable economic growth.
He said policies that expand infrastructure, ease credit flow, improve the ease of doing business and enhance transparency in governance provide "lasting strength to the economy".
Modi emphasised that no Budget should be viewed in isolation. "Nation-building is a continuous ...