FM presents Seventh Budget
Average economic Growth rate 8.8 %
Agriculture sector was disappointing grew at 2.6%
Confident of maintaining 8% growth
Total output of food grains 219.3 million tones.
8% GDP Growth in 12 successive years.
2008-2009 will be year of consolidation
Midday meal scheme to cover 13.9 cr. Students
Allocation for education increased by 20%
Education spend by 20% to 34400 corer
To setup 3 IITs AP, Rajasthan and Bihar
16 central Universities to be setup
Allocation for AIDS Program me at 990 corers
Health allocation hiked by 15% to 16534 corers
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