Union Budget Highlights 2018-19

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Union Budget Highlights 2018-19

Regional Connectivity Scheme ‘UDAN’ shall connect 56 unserved airports and 31 helipads in the country: FM

Mission on cyber space will be launched in support of establishment of centres of excellence: FM

Railway stations with more than 25,000 footfalls will have escalators, trains will have WiFi and CCTV services: FM

Ujjwala Yojana helped millions of poor get free LPG connection: FM

Redevelopment of 600 major railway stations taken up; Mumbai transport system being expanded; suburban network of 160 km planned for Bengaluru: FM

Cleaning of river Ganga is of national importance, have sanctioned 187 projects under Namami Gange scheme: FM

Mass formalisation of MSME sector is happening after demonetisation and GST: FM

Govt will contribute 12% of wages of new employees in EPF for all sectors for the next 3 years: FM

76% of loan accounts are of women and more than 50% belong to SC, ST and OBC under the Mudra Yojana. Rs 3 lakh crore will be lent under Mudra Yojana in 2018-19: FM

24 district level colleges will be upgraded: FM Arun Jaitley

Air Pollution in Delhi NCR is a cause for concern, special scheme will be implemented to support Govts of Haryana, Punjab, UP and Delhi NCT to address it and subsidize machinery for management of crop residue: FM

Govt plans to construct 2 crore more toilets under swachhbharat Mission: Finance Minister

Govt. to initiate integration of B.Ed programme for teachers; Centre to start Eklavya schools for ST population: FM

Govt to subsidise removal of crop residue to tackle problem of pollution due to burning of crop residue: FinMin

Govt to set up fishery & aquaculture infrastructure fund; also to set up animal husbandry infrastructure fund with a total corpus of Rs. 10,000 crore

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presents Budget 2018 in Parliament

MSP of crops shall be increased to 1.5 times that of the production cost: FM Arun Jaitley in LokSabha

Manufacturing sector is back on growth path; Exports are expected to grow by 15% in 2017-18 : Finance Minister

With the introduction of the GST, the indirect tax system has been made simpler: FM

We pledged to give India an honest and clean govt; we promised to reduce poverty and create strong and New India: FinMinIndia

Govt has successfully implemented series of structural reforms as a result of which India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world

FDI has gone up and it is easier to do business in India; Indian economy is now a 2.5 trillion economy: FinMin

We hope to grow at 7.2% – 7.5% in second half of 2017-18; We are on track to grow at 8% and good governance is our priority: FM

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