The Finance Minister has unveiled a well-thought-out budget anchored by six key pillars. This could set out a virtuous cycle for growth and job creation, propped up by a a thrust on public investment in infrastructure and health. The key will be in effective implementation, according to Vipin Sondhi, MD & CEO, Ashok Leyland. "The Union Budget 2021 has several positive signals for the manufacturing sector and Commercial Vehicles (CV), which are core to the economy," said Sondhi, while mentioning four specific areas that he feels could provide the much needed demand impetus to the CV sector. The first of these is the commitment to augment the country's road infrastructure with projects for building 8,500 km of highways and economic corridors augurs well for surface and road transport, he explained.