Budget 2019: Not Big Bang, but comprehensive focus on corporates to rural India

Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman's maiden budget received mixed response from critics and industry experts.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee terms Union Budget as 'completely visionless'

FM Sitharaman said an additional excise duty and road and infrastructure cess of one rupee will be imposed on petrol and diesel.

He said that Rs 1 lakh crore is to be invested in infrastructure sector, but there was no mention about any master plan to be implemented.

The outlay for defence sector almost remained unchanged compared to what was allocated in the interim budget on February 1.

Banking high on infrastructure, the government aimed to collect more revenue to increase growth.

A litre of petrol costs Rs 70.51 in Delhi and Rs 76.15 in Mumbai.

To boost jobs, the government announced 10 million youth to take skill training under the Kaushal Vikas Yojana.

The proposal to separate the two job roles was under consideration for last few years.

She further said that India is going to be free of incandescent bulbs and govt will promote use of solar stoves and battery chargers.

The Budget proposes to move to electronic invoice system wherein invoice details will be captured in central system at the time of issuance.