India's budget seen easing pain from cash crunch
Hike in spending on health, education, rural jobs plan likely as state polls loom
New Delhi
INDIA'S government is expected to ramp up spending in its latest budget this week, seeking to ease the pain from a ban on high-value banknotes that slammed the brakes on the world's fastest-growing major economy.
Ahead of a series of elections, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will unveil a budget on Wednesday that analysts say will aim to offset the impact from the so-called demonetisation programme with stimulus measures.
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