This budget is framed keeping in view the economic crisis which is threatening the country. It has covered a wide range and all the problems were kept in mind while framing it. We should all realise and remember one thing that when this government came to power, the economic condition of the country was very bad. Taking into consideration the resources at our disposal, planning the allocation of funds is not an easy job. It will not be an exaggeration if I say that it was a herculean task for our finance minister. If we think unbiasedly, each one of us will support this budget. Sir, we all know that 80 percent of our population lives in villages. Social and economic conditions of these villages should be improved. The farmer whom we consider the backbone of our country should be helped to come up economically and socially. This country should become self sufficient as far as production of foodgrains is concerned. I am sorry to say that the allocation of funds to promote better agricultural production is not sufficient. As compared to the budget, the funds allocated for rural development are less. Rural population depends on agriculture, cottage and small scale industries. So, it is necessary that we encourage cottage and small scale industries and also help the poor farmers. I do not know how far it is because of the top heavy nature of the administration or how far it is because of the dissatisfaction among the employees over some of the policies that might be followed by Government. I do not know what exactly is the reason but the fact remains that the public is inconvenienced and the services are not as efficient as they should have been. I would therefore request the Hon. Minister to examine this question of recoganisation as well as the question of satisfying the legitimate demands of the employees more sympathetically not only because it is just and desirable that the administration should be properly recognised. The minister of railways has given some impressive figures regarding route mileage, the number of passenger trains that run every day, the number of goods trains that run every day, the number of millions of passengers who travel by train. He has tried to compare them. I view of this vastness of the country, the large number of goods trains being run and the big route mileage.
