It proposes zero customs and excise duties on certain items related to cashless transaction devices

For passenger safety, a fund to be created with a corpus of Rs 1 lakh cr over a period of 5 years

Government aims to take strategic crude oil reserve capacity to 15.33 MMT with two new facilities

Assistance of up to Rs 75 lakhs to be provided to every e-NAM (National Agricultural Market)

Harmonisation of rules for medical devices will have a positive impact for healthcare sector

Focus on infrastructure is bound to channel lot of growth opportunities for downstream industries

More spends on the infrastructure & agriculture will put India on the growth path in the future

However, this will require investments in grid management and digitisation of the grid

The fact that impact of demonetisation will not spill over to the next year augur well for industry

However, there are certain reductions in duties of components to promote domestic manufacturing

Some steps to cover recycling cost of end-of-life product would have helped e-waste recycling sector

Niche sectors such as robotics, will benefit hugely from skill development programs

Lagging behind in biosciences is not good for social security and strategic national security

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large

However, there are no significant steps for enabling access of feedstock to petrochemicals industry

While agriculture got allocations of Rs 13,741 cr, fisheries & aquaculture received only Rs 401 cr

Budget's proposal to reduce basic customs duty on LNG to provide respite to petrochemicals sector

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies

Knowledge-driven services for agriculture can bring a revolution in the way farming is practiced

However, there are no remarkable announcements that the logistics sector can bank on

Domestic industry says it encourages imports with all duties such as BCD, CVD, etc being waived off

Budget's proposal to frame new rules for regulating medical devices is reassuring, says Viral Gandhi

Steps to encourage implementation of technology & its tools in Indian agriculture are positive

Investment in electronics sector will trigger an inspection & assembly related market for robots

Abolition of FIPB to ease flow of FDI is a good move which will speed up the process

Budget's fiscal consolidation efforts will lead to stable economic growth of the country

Rs 10 lakh crores as credit to farmers is a good news for the agri and allied sector players

However, plans to improve 'Lifeline' will offer better future for logistics sector, says Areef Patel

Hike of 20.62% shows that government expects several large acquisitions to be initiated in FY18

It lays out some ambitious targets, but falls short on long term vision, says Dr Dharminder Nagar

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Honorary Consul of India in Vilnius (Lithuania)

Embassy Of India, Juba
Block No. 522, Hai Matar Area
Juba, South Sudan

Telephone: 00-211-811-822 552, Mob: 00-211-920-002 800
Telefax: 00-211-811-822 236
E-Mail:cgjuba@indembsdn.com, cgijuba@indembsdn.com
Website:www.indembsdn.com

Ambassador
Srikumar Menon

Honorary Consulate General of India
B. P. 3364, Enface de Mamica
A. V. Banda, Pk-4, Bangui
Republique Centrafricane.

Telephone: 00-236-70804343
E-Mail: NA

Honorary Consul General of India*
Pankaj Girdharilal Tewani

Embassy of India, Hanoi
58-60, Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi,
Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Telephone: 00-84-4-38244989 / 90
Fax: 00-84-4-38244998
E-Mail:embassyindia@fpt.vn, [chancery], comindia@ftp.vn [commercial sec], cons.hanoi@mea.gov.in [consular section], amb.hanoi@mea.gov.in, hoc.hanoi@mea.gov.in
Website:www.indembassy.com.vn

Ambassador
Ranjit Rae
Deputy Chief Mission
Ravi Shankar
Deputy Chief Mission Designate
Srinivas Gotru

Embassy of India, Tashkent
15-16, Kara Bulak (Vakhshskaya)
Street, Mirzo Ulugbek District,
Tashkent 700052, Uzbekistan.

Telephone: 00-998-71-1400983 / 997 / 998, 2555116 (ER)
Fax: 00-998-71-1400987 / 999
E-Mail: amb.tashkent@mea.gov.in (Amb),indiaemb@buzton.com (General), indhoc@buzton.com (HOC), consind@buzton.com (Consular),com.tashkent@mea.gov.in (Commercial)
Website: www.indembassy.uz

Ambassador
A. Gitesh Sarma
First Secretary(Com)&HOC
P. K. Muraleedhar Babu

Embassy of India, Washington DC
2107, Massachusetts Ave. NW,
Washington DC 20008, USA.

Telephone: 00-1-202-9397000
Fax: 00-1-202-2654351
E-Mail: indemwash@indiagov.org
Website: www.indianembassy.org

Ambassador
Ms. Nirupama Rao
Deputy Chief of Mission
Arun K. Singh

High Commission of India, London
India House, Aldwych,
London WC2B 4NA,
United Kingdom.

Telephone: 00-44-20-78368484, 76323123 (After office hours)
Fax: 00-44-20-78364331
E-Mail:hoc.london@mea.gov.in (General & HOC),hc.office@hcilondon.in (High Commissioner),dhc.office@hcilondon.in (Dy. High Commissioner)
Website:www.hcilondon.in

High Commissioner
Dr J Bhagwati
Deputy High Commissioner (Designate)
Dr Virander Kumar Paul

Embassy of India, Abu Dhabi
Plot No. 10, Sector W-59/02
Diplomatic Area, Off-Airport Road,
PO Box No.4090,
Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Telephone: 00-971-2-4492700, 4447729
Fax: 00-971-2-4444685, 4447768 (Consular)
E-Mail:amboffice@indembassyuae.org (Ambassador's office),hoc@indembassyuae.org (Gen),commerce@indembassyuae.org (Eco & Com Wing),cons@indembassyuae.org (Consular Wing), edu@indembassyuae.org (Education Wing)help@indembassyuae.org (Community Welfare Wing)
Website:www.indembassyuae.org

Ambassador
M.K. Lokesh
Deputy Chief of Mission
Ms. Namrata S. Kumar

Embassy of India, Ankara
77, Cinnah Caddesi,
Cankaya,
06680-Ankara,
Turkey.

Telephone: 00-90-312-4382195 to 98 [4 lines]
Fax: 00-90-312-4403429, 4399323
E-Mail: chancery@indembassy.org.tr (Admn & Protocol), fscons@indembassy.org.tr (FS Cons), ambassador@indembassy.org.tr (Ambassador), dcm@indembassy.org.tr (DCM), fspi@indembassy.org.tr(FS Commercial & Hoc), da@indembassy.org.tr (Defence Attache)
Website: www.indembassy.org.tr

Ambassador
Susmita Gongulee Thomas
Deputy Chief of Mission
A.V.S.Ramesh Chandra

Embassy of India, Ashgabat
International Business Centre,
Y, Emre 1, Mir 2/1, PO Box No.80,
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Telephone: 00-99-312-456152 / 53 (Chancery General Numbers)
Fax: 00-99-312-452434 / 456156
E-Mail: indembhoc@online.tm (SS HOC), indianamb@online.tm (Ambassador), indembcomm@online.tm (Commerce), indembadm@online.tm (Admn), indembinfo@online.tm (Information Section)
Website: www.indianembassy-tm.org/

Ambassador
Sunil Jain
First Secretary
R.D.S. Sroha

Embassy of India, Tunis
4, Rue Didon,
Place Notre Dame, Mutuelville,
Tunis, Tunisia

Telephone: 00-216-71-787819, 790968, 781825
Fax: 00-216-71-783394 (Chancery), 281189 (Ambassador)
E-Mail:hoc.tunis@mea.gov.in (Chancery),cons.tunis@mea.gov.in (Consular), com.tunis@mea.gov.in (Commerce), cul.tunis@mea.gov.in (Cultural),amb.tunis@mea.gov.in (Ambassador)
Website:www.indianembassytunis.com

Ambassador
Nagma Mohamed Mallick
Second Secretary(Com) & HOC
Hifzur Rahman

High Commission of India, Port of Spain
No. 6, Victoria Avenue, PO Box 530,
Port of Spain.
[*Con.acc. to Grenada (St.George s), Dominica (Roseau) and Montserrat (Plymouth)].

Telephone: 001-868-627-7480/7481
Fax: 001-868-627-6985/5731/4652
E-Mail: hc.pospain@mea.gov.in, hcipos@tstt.net.tt, hoc.pospain@mea.gov.in, ssci@hcipos.org
Website: www.hcipos.org

High Commissioner*
Malay Mishra
Second Secretary
M.P. Bhardwaj

Honorary Consulate of India, Lome
18, Rue Du Commerce,
GPO Box 4529, Lome (Togo).
(*Under jurisdiction of High Commission of India, Accra)

Telephone: 00-228-2223004 / 05
Fax: 00-228-2222692, 2210430
E-Mail:lalwanirp@hotmail.com
Website:http://www.hciaccra.gov.in/

Honorary Consul*
Radhakishin Lalwani

Embassy of India, Bangkok
46, Soi 23 [Prasarnmitr] Sukhumvit
Road, Bangkok-10110.
[*PR of India to UN-ESCAP, **DPR of India to UN-ESCAP].

Telephone: 00-66-2-2580300-06
Fax: 00-66-2-2584627, 2621740
E-Mail: indiaemb@indianembassy.in.th
Website: www.indianembassy.in.th

Ambassador*
Anil Wadhwa
Deputy Chief of Mission**
Prashant Agarwal

High Commission of India, Dar-es-Salaam
82, Kinondoni Road, Kinondoni,
PO Box 2684,
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania.

Telephone: 00-255-22-2669040 / 1 / 2
Fax: 00-255-22-2669043 / 50
E-Mail: hci@hcindiatz.org (HC), couns@hcindiatz.org (Counsellor & HOC), hco@hcindiatz.org (HC s office), admin@hcindiatz.org (Admn), edu@hcindiatz.org (Consular & Education)
Website: www.hcindiatz.org

High Commissioner
Debnath Shaw
Counsellor
Kunal Roy

Embassy of India, Dushanbe
45, Bukhoro Street,
Dushanbe-734025,
Tajikistan.

Telephone: 00-992-37-2217172, 2213988 (General Nos.), 2214626 (Ambassador s office), 2211803
Fax: 00-992-37-2510045, 2510088 (Gen) 2510035 (Amb)
E-Mail: amb.dushanbe@mea.gov.in (Amb), hoc.dushanbe@mea.gov.in (SS HOC), admn.dushanbe@mea.gov.in (General & Admn)
Website: www.indianembassy.tj

Ambassador
Asith Kumar Bhattacharjee
Second Secretary
N.J.Singh

Embassy of India, Berne
Postfach 406,Kirchenfeldstrasse 28,
CH-3005, Berne, Switzerland.
[*Con. acc. to Holy See (Vatican) and Liechtenstein (Vaduz)].

Telephone: 00-41-31-3501130 (Chancery PABX), 3501139(Commercial Section, 3501138(Administration Section)
Fax: 00-41-31-3511557
E-Mail:india@indembassybern.ch (General), hoc.berne@mea.gov.in (HOC), ambassador@indembassybern.ch (Ambassador), political@indembassybern.ch (DCM)
Website:www.indembassybern.ch

Ambassador*
Ms. Chitra Narayanan
Ambassador** (Designate)
Rajesh N.Prasad
Deputy Chief of Mission
Dr. T.V. Nagendra Prasad

High Commission of India, Pretoria
852 Schoeman Street, Arcadia 0083,
Pretoria, South Africa (PO Box40216 Arcadia 0007, Pretoria)
[*Con. acc. to Kingdom of Lesotho (Maseru)].

Telephone: 00-27-12-3425392 to 95
Fax: 00-27-12-3425310
E-Mail: hcida@hicomind.co.za (DA), polinf@hicomind.co.za (SS HOC), hciadmn@hicomind.co.za (Attache Admn), indiahc@hicomind.co.za (High Commissioner), dhc@hicomind.co.za (Dy. HC)
Website: www.indiainsouthafrica.com

High Commissioner*
Virendra Gupta
Deputy High Commissioner
T.Armstrong Changsan

Honorary Consulate of India, Castries
Monument Road, Morne Fortune,
PO Box No.1526, Castries,
Saint Lucia.
[*Under jurisdiction of Embassy of India, Paramaribo].

Telephone: 001-758-4516271 (O & R), +2853775 (M)
Fax: 001-758-4527870
E-Mail:consul-india@candw.lc
Website:www.indembassysuriname.gov.in

Honorary Consul*
Mr. Hira Ruhumal Asnaani