All eyes were on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, as she gave the Budget 2021 speech, promising to reset the economy, by boosting ailing sectors including health physical financial capital and infrastructure, inclusive development for Atmanirbhar Bharat, reinvigorating human capital, etc. But are the measures enough for the common man, who has spent months facing the relentless challenges arising from the pandemic? mid-day once again spoke to the families of Suresh Ashar and Sandeep Trivedi, about whether the Budget fulfilled their expectations.

Bina Udeshi, 71 Housewife (Suresh’s sister-in-law)
I am a mother who knows the pain of losing a young son to a heart condition and who dealt with medical expenses of over R7 lakh, which wiped out our entire savings. So I am happy that the government has allocated Rs 2 lakh crore for the health care sector. I hope that the facilities they plan to create have the same standards of treatment and hygiene, seen in good, private hospitals.