Thursday, February 28, 2008

India Union Budget 2008-09 Highlights

6000 high quality school to be built by-2009
National program me for elderly at 400 corers
Rs. 3966 corers for SC, ST and OBC Schemes
33,434 for child related schemes
All loans to farmers up to March 2007 under the scheme
Marginal and small farmers to get complete loan waiver
One-time settlement for all farmers
Min of Woman and Child welfare to 7,200 corers
Aam Admi Bima Yojna get 1000 corer
50 corers for weather-based crop insurance
4 cr Farmers to benefit from the waiver scheme
Total relief for farmers 60,000 corers
16000 corers on employment generation
Sarva Shikshya Abhiyan 13100 corers
16447 for North East Region
Rural infrastructure Dev. Fund 14000 corers
Allocation for IT Ministry 1680 corers
Rs. 50 corers to National Tiger Authority
Rs 12,970 crore allocated to Natonal Highway
No customs duty on Internet, broadband data cards

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