A couple of hours after presenting his fifth straight budget, finance minister P. Chidambaram took time out from glancing at reactions on TV to speak with Outlook Group's Sonal Sachdev and Lola Nayar. Excerpts:
On the broad theme:
On health and education spends:
On tracking outcomes:
On the loan waiver:
Unfulfilled tasks:
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