The Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister Bibek Debroy has welcomed the announcements made in the Union Budget 2018-19. <br/><br/>Mr. Debroy emphasized that the Government is committed to following the path of significant structural reforms and this budget is a step in that direction. <br/><br/>He said, the budget focused on the structural issues of the Indian economy especially the agriculture sector and rural economy instead of following economic populism. <br/><br/>Mr. Debroy said, the Government has allocated the sum of 1.38 lakh crore rupees towards Health, Education and Social Protection. <br/><br/>