Satish Reddy, the chairman of Dr Reddy's Laboratories, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposing Rs 35,000 crore outlay for COVID-19 vaccines is "certainly above all expectations. Mr Reddy also welcomed the budget outlay for health, saying, "the government has taken a big step forward in increasing almost 137 per cent. The host of the issues that they have talked about is a step in the right direction."