Budget Expectations: Industry requires investment for SMEs to grow: Infy's Kris

The Union Budget will be presented on March 16 post the State elections. This could be the UPA government's final showdown. The economy is going through a slow phase, the bureaucracy is in a state of paralysis and corporate India is suffering from a bout of depression.

Given these fiscal and political constraints, can Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee change the mood of the nation? Will he present an agenda for growth or a statement of accounts?

S Gopalakrishnan, co-chairman, Infosys finds that from an investment perspective, infrastructure, education and skill building are the areas which require investment because the industry requires talent and requires investment in infrastructure.