Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday described the General Budget for 2005-06 as growth-oriented with focus on rural development and employment generation in line with promises made in the National Common Minimum Programme.
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Finance Minister P Chidambaram had done an "outstanding" job, Singh said and hoped the Budget would measures up to challenges.
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