* Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojan gets Rs.1,700 crore
Higher education financing agency to be set up with fund of Rs.1,000 crore
National Skill Development Mission has imparted training to 76 lakh youth; 1,500 multi-skill training institutes to be set up
Model Shops and Establishments Bill to be circulated for voluntary adoption by states
Current account deficit down to $14.4 billion
Rs.2.87 lakh crore for rural and urban local bodies
Animal welfare programme, animal health card, e-marketing platform for connecting breeders
100 percent village electrification to be achieved by May 1, 2018
Appreciation for 75 lakh middle class and lower middle class families for willingly giving up LPG Subsidy
Rs.19,000 crore allotted for PMGSY
Rs.8.5 lakh crore of agricultural credit targetted in 2015-16; and Rs.9 lakh crore in 2016-17
Rs.35,984 crore allocated for agriculture in 2016-17
Five lakh acres to be brought under organic farming over three-year period
MGNREGA to get Rs.38,500 crore
Recapitalisation of banks during next fiscal
Prudent fiscal policy needed, domestic demand should be raised, reforms need to be carried out
Farm, rural sector, infra and social sector to get more funds
Need to prioritise expenditure given recommendations of 7th Pay Commission and OROP implementation
Nine pillars for reforming India, among them agriculture, social sector, education, infra, fiscal discipline, and tax reforms
Presenting budget when global economy in a serious crisis
Amidst global headwinds, the Indian economy has held its own
Converted challenges we inherited into opportunities
CPI inflation down to 5.4 percent from 9 percent-plus, bringing big relief to the public
Forex reserves at highest-ever level
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