Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government had unveiled a "mixed bag Budget" with no big idea.
Dr Singh also said the government's announcement that farmers' income would be doubled in the next five years is an "impossible idea".
"There is no way of telling the country how it will be achieved," Dr Singh told NDTV in his first reaction to the Budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.
Mr Jaitley's third budget reflects the government's emphasis on farmers and India's poorest ahead of a string of state polls.
"We need to think beyond food security to income security. We aim to double the income of farmers by 2022," said Mr Jaitley, announcing an allocation of Rs. 35,984 crore for farmers' welfare.
He also said Rs. 87,765 crore has been allocated for rural development.