Ludhiana, Feb. 4 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Union Budget 2025, presented on February 1, has drawn varied responses from the small business community in Ludhiana, Punjab's industrial hub hosting over 150,000 MSME units.

The budget's revision of capital investment and turnover thresholds for the MSME sector has emerged as a key point of discussion among local industry leaders.

Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertakings (CICU) President Upkar Singh Ahuja offered a positive assessment, characterising the budget as balanced and aligned with India's economic aspirations.

While acknowledging that direct MSME relief measures were limited, Ahuja highlighted the potential long-term benefits of reduced green taxation and enha...