Ketan Kulkarni, Chief Commercial Officer, Blue Dart said, “This Union Budget is an extremely balanced and progressive one with an emphasis on inclusive development. It has a focus on urbanisation and digitalisation. We are delighted to see government’s responsiveness on adoption of green energy, equipment and mobility, which will push the sustainability agenda further. The budget features investments in identified one hundred critical transport infrastructure projects, for last and first mile connectivity for ports, coal, steel, fertilizer, and food grains sectors, these will boost the logistics industry. The INR 75,000 crore investment, including INR 15,000 crore from private sources is a welcome move in this direction. The budget also announced an increase of 33% on Infrastructure development, and a INR 10,000 crore fund allocation to urban infrastructure development. There is also an addition of 50 new airports planned  to improve regional connectivity. The Budget also features the highest ever railway outlay of INR 2.40 lakh crore along with proposed Public Private Partnership (PPP) for coastal shipping and transportation needs, to enhance rural connectivity, thus addressing the needs of a rapidly growing economy.”