Budget 2017-18: Pro-poor, pro-rural, pro-reform; first after DeMo, first to feature Railways

Budget 2017-18 brought in significant fiscal changes. It focused on tax reforms, rural development and infrastructure growth. The budget aimed to boost digitisation and reassure demonetisation-haunted citizens. Key initiatives included income tax relief for lower earners and record allocations for agriculture and rural sectors. Infra spending saw big increase, with a focus on transport and railways.