The govt has a lot more to do then just open bank accounts for the poor in the Jan Dhan scheme.
In spite of Budget's rural focus, the government has consistently stumbled in agriculture, says Shreekant Sambrani.
Money is being released and the government knows it will have to front-run private investment.
Implementing the Food Ordinance is the bigger challenge and there are many provisions of the National Food Security Bill which need to be expanded and strengthened.
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