2010 budget highlights: What should be the top agenda?

Budget 2010 has given relief to middle income group of salaried class. But, the lower income group has been left out. Added to the misery, increase in the fuel prices and enhanced excise duty is bound to have a spiralling effect on the prices of various commodities. If the middle income salaried class gets relief in tax and needs to pay more for fuel and other commodities, how come the lower income group meet this price hikes. Secondly, there was a big talk in almost every news channel in discussions with panel of experts that a big tax relief has been given for salaried people. India does not consist of only salaried people of oganized sector. What about the people working in un-organised sectors who are not supported by regular DA compensation for price hike. The only way to give relief to the people is by controlling inflation and controlling the prices of essential commodities. A meagre percentage of poor are covered by BPL criteria and atleast, are getting rice and wheat at cheaper rates. Higher income groups, including salaried employees of organised sector are getting DA relief compensating the price hikes. Rest are being crushed constantly by the increasing prices and inflation. Govt. should impartially, think about this section, which constitutes a larger chunk and do really something for their benefit. It is possible, for the Govt. if it tries to control the prices earnestly.

Raising prices is vicious spiral which impacts all walks of life from Health to consumables to leisure.

Thanks for the referral Sonam.

I agree with you that the first and foremost thing is to capture inflation, because the core of Indian people is the AAM JANTA. Along with this I feel that the government should make better investment plans, and schemes for uplifting people so that more and more people contribute towards the growth of oneself as well as the country as a whole.

India need a dictator for a short period to wipe out these kind of people, especially like thackerays

And the tragedy is these politicians having extra-fat swiss accounts are sucking poor man's blood here in India.

One thing we forgot is that lakhs of crores of money are hidden(black money) in the foreign banks.Its our 50yrs of indian budget money is sleeping there . Before few months it was seen in news paper that our indian politicians money are safe in Swiss banks. Hope if that money got back it would turn our country to be poverty less and no need of corruption.our dreams can come true one day.  

I think it is time that the government came up with 2 things....a long term blue print on how it will encourage use of non-conventional energy sources and how to encourage the same. 

Some years ago I remember reading that non-biodegradable plastics were being plowed in to laying roads. This research project was done by some academic institution in TN. Such activities need to be encourged.

Similarly we need to give good tax benefits to those who buy hybrid systems. The use of both electricity and vehicular fuel needs to be looked at seriously. Green buildings, tax benefits to corporates who use the railways are things that can be considered.

While i am not an expert on the subject and some ideas of mine may be silly, I point out that i would like to see government encourage this kind of thinking in its budget presentation. When will our politicians realize that we need a green proactive budget and not a populist budget?

Dear Mr.Ravendra sharma, Thank you for understanding  my idea. We have to grow further. I have a vision of energy also. It could be practical after may be next thousand years of research. Who knows.   "ZERO POINT ENERGY". iNDIA should start research on the subject if not started yet. Finally after all points human cannot live with out energy. Hopefully this message reaches a group of scientists of  India. Let us hope for the best.  

Dear Mr Verghese,

Agree with you yet look at the irony that all persons in managing this country are educated and have thoroughly failed to even identify where all the problems are and how they can be corrected. Be it issues of abject poverty, infrastructure or simply how best to manage resources. 

A thought process generated through EGO and POWER may be responsible to great extent in holding us back which certainly is not a product of lack of education.

I guess it is intent and will that may be missing else eradication of corruption and clarity on road map for future would never be so difficult.

Thanq Bindu for supporting and we should focus on all other ideas also but everything should be prioritized. This idea of green revolution should be executed .

It is extremely important that we expedite work towards any  further reduction of agricultural land, Encourage rural employment initiatives and ensure health of our HEART. Most of all respect the grower and his well being and not let middle men loot and rule the roost through virtual's trade.

And since selling land rather than forever remaining in struggle to feed family may appear the easier option more may abandon hard work especially since it is not appreciated and cared for by those who matter.

The biggest block is presence of self servicing majority given to make policies and govern, may as well not allow a correction to ever happen as in their wisdom it is "Economics that feeds and not real FOOD".

Pradeep I agree with you. We should give more importance to the agriculture and provide the farmers some allowances in the process of farming. That will motivate them to do more farming and at the same time brings revenues for the country.      

maslow was a theorist and not a practitioner ..

so theory is a fraud ..