Lord Paul terms budget as good

"But we need to do more for health and education because in the end the strength of India is going to be better health and education," Lord Paul said.

Terming the Union Budget as "good", NRI industrialist Lord Swraj Paul on Thursday said Finance Minister P Chidambaram has done "something more" for the agriculture, but he also suggested giving more attention to health and education sectors.

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"It is a good Budget. The Finance Minister has done something more for the agriculture," he said.

"But we need to do more for health and education because in the end the strength of India is going to be better health and education," Lord Paul, Co-chairman of the Indo-UK Round Table, said commenting on the Union Budget 2004-2005.