The government unveiled a fire-fighting Budget on Monday that seeks to win back support among rural voters.
"We have a shared responsibility to spend prudently and wisely for the people, especially for the poor and downtrodden," Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told lawmakers in his 100-minute Budget address.
Watch Prannoy Roy's analysis of the Modi government's 'pro-poor' budget which Dr Manmohan Singh says is a "mixed bag with no big idea", but is upheld b y many as "transformational".