Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 'Like Never Before' Obliges Urban Population While Satisfying The Rural FOLLOW US ON: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's third budget in two years was one that registered unprecedented fiscal deficit, an intent that is definitely encouraging for an economy that has been beaten to the ground by a 'once in a century crisis'. Being compared to its 30-year-old counterpart, when the then Finance Minister Manmohan Singh opened the Indian economy for liberalisation, Sitharaman's budget will be remembered for uplifting living standards of the populace in the face of a battered fiscal. Budget 2021's tone was clear: reviving the severely hit urban population while making sure that the rural folk is not left wanting.