Pragya Priyadarshini, Managing Director, Primus Partners, shared her view that the budget offers a balanced and forward-looking approach to infrastructure, with a strong focus on high-speed and freight corridors to reduce logistics costs and enable a modal shift to rail and waterways. She added that the Infrastructure Risk Guarantee Fund would improve project bankability and attract private capital, while the ₹10,000-crore container manufacturing scheme would reduce import dependence, stabilise availability and enhance India’s trade competitiveness, underscoring the need for timely and effective implementation.