MUMBAI: Chief minister

panned the

saying it peddles dreams and is not in touch with reality. "The budget takes youth, farmer and ordinary citizens through a land of dreams," he said.

Thackeray said the budget was disappointing as it metes out a step-motherly treatment to Mumbai and has nothing to offer for

.

Thackeray said Mumbai which is the country's growth engine and Maharashtra has not been given anything. Mumbai's basic infrastructure, metro projects where it was expected

would be made have received no support, he said. There is no mention of Mumbai suburban railways which is the city's lifeline nor of any other proposed railway projects in the state. The reference to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train is an old one. Not one single heritage site in Mumbai or Maharashtra has been selected to be developed as an iconic site, he said.

"The chief minister said by 2030 the country will have the largest number of youth but there is no concrete proposal to ensure that they get gainful employment. Last few years the government introduced Startup, Standup and Make in India schemes to create an entrepreneurial environment and do away with the bureaucratic red tape. The government has made a similar commitment this time too but not made enough budget provision for skill development. The Tourism sector which can generate large employment has received very little budgetary support", he said.

"The Union government has said a target of 10% GDP but in reality it is 5% this financial year and the Economic Survey estimate is that it will be 6 to 6.5% for 2020-21, It is one of the lowest GDPs in recent years. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream of a US$5 trillion dollar economy cannot be achieved at this rate," he said.