While businessmen and consultants can claim exemptions against all kinds of expenses, for salaried employees, tax is deducted at source by the employer, which significantly lowers the take-home pay. A good way forward is by increasing standard deduction — not by a token amount, but substantially. Standard deduction is the amount that gets subtracted from your taxable income.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/union-budget-2019-why-salaried-indians-need-a-big-hike-in-standard-deduction/articleshow/70000089.cms