బుద్గేట్ ౨౦౦౮-౨౦౦౯

  1. RS. 60,000 CRORE AGRICULTURAL DEBT RELIEF ప్యాకేజీ.
  2. COMPLETE LOAN WAIVER FOR SMALL AND MARGINAL ఫర్మేర్స్.
  3. 4 CRORE FARMERS TO బెనేఫిట్.
  4. RS.2,80,000 CRORE TARGET SET FOR FARM CREDIT IN 2008-౦౯
  5. SHORT TERM CROP LOAN TO CONTINUE AT 7 PER CENT INTEREST.
  6. IRRIGATION AND WATER RESOURCES FINANCE CORPORATION TO BE SET అప్
  7. RAINFED AREA DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME TO BE STARTED.
  8. RS.3, 966 CRORE FOR SCHEMES FOR SCs AND స్త్స్
  9. RS. 18,983 CRORE FOR SCHEMES EARMARKING 20 PER CENT FUNDS FOR SCs AND STs .
  10. MULTI-SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR ALL 90 MINORITY CONCENTRATION DISTRICTS
  11. ALL WOMEN SELF HELP GROUPS CREDIT-LINKED TO BANKS TO BE COVERED UNDER JANASHREE BIMA YOJANA
  12. NATIONAL RURAL EMPLOYMENT GUARANTEE SCHEME TO COVER ALL 596 RURAL DISTRICTS
  13. A NATIONAL PROGRAMME TO BE LAUNCHED FOR THE ELDERLY
  14. RASHTRIYA SWASTHYA BIMA YOJANA FOR WORKERS UNDER BPL CATEGORY IN UNORGANIZED SECTOR
  15. A STATEMENT ON CHILD RELATED SCHEME INTRODUCED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE FIRST TIME
  16. MID-DAY MEAL SCHEME TO BE EXTENDED TO UPPER PRIMARY CLASSES IN ALL BLOCKS
  17. SPECIAL MECHANISM FOR NORTH-EASTERN BORDER AREAS
  18. GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH 16 CENTRAL UNIVERSITIES
  19. 3 IITs, 2 IISERs AND 2 SCHOOLS OF PLANNING AND ARCHITECTURE TO BE ESTABLISHED
  20. 6,000 HIGH QUALITY MODEL SCHOOLS TO BE OPENED
  21. NEW SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR PROMOTING INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE
  22. EACH DISTRICT TO HAVE A NEHRU YUVA KENDRA
  23. SCHOOLS IN WATER DEFICIENT HABITATIONS TO HAVE DRINKING WATER SYSTEMS
  24. SUBSIDY ON HOUSES UNDER INDIRA AWAS YOJANA INCREASED FROM RS. 25,000 TO RS. 35,000 IN PLAIN AREAS AND FROM RS. 27,500 TO RS. 38,500 IN HILL/DIFFICULT AREA
  25. RS. 1000 CRORE PROVIDED FOR AAM ADAMI BIMA YOJANA
  26. ALLOCATION UNDER INDIRA GANDHI OLD AGE PENSION SCHEME INCREASED FROM RS. 2392 CRORE TO RS. 3443 CRORE
  27. RS. 32,667 CRORE PROVIDED FOR FOOD SUBSIDY UNDER PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
  28. RS. 1000 CRORE PROVIDED FOR ESTABLISHING A NON-PROFIT CORPORATION FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT
  29. Rs. 750 CRORE ALLOCATED FOR UPGRADING 300 ITIs
  30. SIX MEGA-CLUSTERS PLANNED FOR HANDLOOMS, POWERLOOMS AND HANDICRAFTS
  31. GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE RS. 16,436 CRORE AS EQUITY SUPPORT AND RS. 3,003 CRORE AS LOANS TO CENTRAL PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES
  32. BACKWARD REGION GRANT FUND RETAINED AT RS. 5,800 CRORE; BIHAR, ORISSA AND UTTAR PRADESH TO GET NEARLY 45 PER CENT OF THE AMOUNT
  33. INCOME TAX EXEMPTION LIMIT HIKED TO RS. 1.5 LAKH; 10 PER CENT TAX FOR INCOME BETWEEN RS. 1.5 LAKH AND RS. 3 LAKH; 20 PER CENT BETWEEN RS. 3 LAKH AND RS. 5 LAKH. INCOME ABOVE RS. 5,00,001 TO ATTRACT 30 PER CENT INCOME TAX
  34. EXEMPTION LIMIT FOR WOMEN TAX PAYERS INCREASED TO RS. 1,80,000 AND FOR SENIOR CITIZENS TO RS. 2,25,000
  35. NO CHANGE IN CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATES AND SURCHARGE
  36. NO CHANGE IN THE PEAK RATE OF CUSTOMS DUTY
  37. CUSTOMS DUTY ON PROJECT IMPORTS SLASHED FROM 7.5 PER CENT TO 5 PER CENT
  38. DUTY ON STEEL AND ALUMINNUM SCRAP ABOLISHED
  39. EXCISE DUTY ON PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR REDUCED FROM 16 PER CENT TO 8 PER CENT
  40. SMALL CARS, TWO AND THREE WHEELERS, BUSES AND THEIR CHASSIS TO COST LESS
  41. NON FILTER CIGARETTES TO COST MORE, EXCISE ON NON FILTER CIGARETTES WILL BE AT PAR WITH FILTER CIGARETTES
  42. FOUR MORE SERVICES BROUGHT UNDER SERVICE TAX NET
  43. THRESHOLD LIMIT OF EXEMPTION FOR SMALL SERVICE PROVIDERS INCREASED FROM RS. 8 LAKH TO RS. 10 LAKH
  44. CUSTOMS DUTY ON CRUDE AND UNREFINED SULPHUR BROUGHT DOWN FROM 5 TO 2 PER CENT
  45. EXPORT DUTY ON CHROME ORE INCREASED FROM RS. 2000 TO RS. 3000 PER METRIC TONNE
  46. CENVAT ON ALL GOODS REDUCED FROM 16 TO 14 PER CENT
  47. CENTRAL SALES TAX PROPOSED TO BE REDUCED TO 2 PER CENT FROM APRIL 08
  48. EXCISE DUTY ON BULK CEMENT BROUGHT ON PAR WITH PACKAGED CEMENT; CLINKERS TO ATTRACT EXCISE DUTY OF RS. 450 PER METRIC TONNE
  49. PAN MADE COMPULSORY FOR ALL TRANSACTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL MARKET SUBJECT TO SUITABLE EXEMPTION LIMIT
  50. ALLOCATION FOR DEFENCE INCREASED BY 10 PER CENT FROM 96,000 CRORE TO RS. 105,600 CRORE
  51. REVENUE DEFICIT ESTIMATED AT RS. 55,184 CRORE
  52. FISCAL DEFICIT PEGGED AT 2.5 PER CENT OF GDP