Tapping social media for budget ideas

1 min read Livemint 13 Jan 2017, 01:03 AM IST

Polls across four categories drew over 48,000 votes, showing active interest from urban Twitter users who seem to be aware of the challenges facing the rural and unorganised sectors

Union finance minter Arun Jaitley. Photo: Abhijit Bhatlekar/Mint

Twitter polls by the finance ministry ahead of the budget show a strong vote for more support to agriculture, small enterprises and affordable housing.

The polls across four categories drew over 48,000 votes, showing active interest from largely urban Twitter users who seem to be aware of the challenges facing the rural and unorganised sectors in India.