Rs 1,000 crore allocated for new EPF (Employees’ Provident Fund) scheme
Rs 38,500 cr allocated for MNREGA in 2016-17, the highest ever if entire amount is spent
Rs 2.87 lakh crore will be given as grants-in-aid to village panchyats and municipalities to boost rural economy
Govt to spend Rs 850 crore in a few years on animal husbandry, cattle and livestock breeding
States will be encouraged to take up decentralised procurement of foodgrains
Record agri credit target of Rs 9 lakh crore in 2016-17 set
Rs 19,000 crore allocated for Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana in 2016-17. In all, Rs 27,000 cr after state contribution
Rs 2.87 lakh crore to be given grant-in-aid for gram panchayats and municipalities; it is quantum jump of 228%
Rs 60,000 crore for recharging of ground water recharging
Govt will work for passage of insolvency and bankruptcy laws. We will undertake significant reforms
Govt will enact a law to confer benefits on deserving sections on Aadhaar platform
Next financial year will cast an additional burden due to implementation of 7th Pay Commission and OROP
CPI inflation was 9.4% in the last 3 years of previous government. It has come down to 5.5% now
Growth has acclerated to 7.6% in 2015-16 notwithstanding contraction of global exports
Our external situation is robust, CAD has declined to $14.4 bn this year, will be 1.4% of GDP at the end of fiscal