Budget: First woman finance minister sets the ball rolling for a new Assam

Most of the expenditure in the budget is aimed at providing support to the neediest strata of the society

As a woman rose to present the state's budget, for the first time in the history of Assam, her first words were “I am presenting this budget with a mother’s compassion”. Amidst the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, when states across India are being forced to deal with economic and humanitarian crises, a good budget can do a lot to boost public morale and bring back hope. With not a single penny of new taxes levied and a perfect balance of measures to spur both investment and consumption-led growth in the state, Ajanta Neog, the first ever woman finance minister of Assam