Budget highlights 7 last

Allocation for infrastructure at record Rs 3,96,135 crore in 2017-18

National Testing Agency to be established to conduct all entrance exams for higher education

Innovation Fund for secondary education to be created

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras to be extended to more than 600 districts across the country

Mahila Shakti Kendras to be set up at village level, in 14 lakh ICDS centres, with an allocation of Rs. 500 crore

Net tax revenue grew by 17 per cent in 2015-16

Committed to making taxation rate reasonable, our tax administration more fair and expand the tax base of the country

Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana lending target has been doubled at Rs 2.44 lakh crore for 2017-18

3,500 km railway lines to be commissioned in 2017-18 against 2,800 km in 2016-17

Railways plan size for 2017-18 pegged at Rs. 1,31,000 crore, including Rs 55,000 crore to be provided by the government

Using space technology in a big way to plan MGNREGA works

During 2017-18, another 5 lakh ponds to be constructed for drought-proofing

AadharPay, a merchant version of Aadhaar-enabled payment system to be launched shortly for those without debit cards, mobile phones

Sanitation coverage in rural areas has gone up to 60 per cent

Swachh Bharat Mission has made tremendous progress in promoting safe sanitation and ending open defectation

By 2019 all passenger coaches of railways to be fitted with bio-toilets

1 crore houses to be completed by 2019 for houseless and those living in 'kacha' houses

Rs 19,000 crore in 2017-18 for PMGSY; together with contribution from states, Rs 27,000 crore to be spent

Total allocation for rural, agricultural & allied sectors for 2017-18 is a record Rs 1,87,223 crore, up 24 per cent from last year

Target for agricultural credit in 2017-18 has been fixed at a record Rs 10 lakh crore

Coverage of Fasal Bima Yojana to go up from 30 per cent of cropped area, to 40 per cent in 2017-18, 50 per cent in 2018-19

NABARD to set up dedicated micro-irrigation fund to be set to achieve Per Drop More Crop mission

Corpus of NABARD's long-term irrigation fund raised to Rs 40,000 crore

Mini soil-testing labs in Krishi Vigyan Kendras to ensure 100 per cent coverage

Highest ever allocation to MGNREGA at Rs 48,000 crore

*Merger of Railway Budget with Budget 2017 a historic step

Transform, Energize and Clean India - #TECIndia - our agenda for the next year

Advancement of budget will enable all ministries, departments to operationalize all schemes right from beginning of next fiscal

Demonetisation aims to create a new normal, where the GDP would be bigger, cleaner and real

Effects of demonetisation not expected to spill over to next year

Firmly believe that GST, Demonetisation, built on JAM, will have an epoch-making impact on the lives of our people

Demonetisation aims to create a new normal, where the GDP would be bigger, cleaner and real

Recalls #MahatmaGandhi's words: A right cause never fails

3 challenges in current global scenario:Monetary stance of US FED Reserve, Commodity prices specially crude oil & retreat from globalisation

We have moved from a discretionary administration to a policy-based administration

Expectations included burning issues like inflation and price rise, issue of corruption & crony capitalism

Our government was elected amidst huge expectations of people, the underlying theme of expectations being good governance

Hope to resolve all issues regarding GST via consultations

We are moving from informal to formal economy & the Government is now seen as a trusted custodian of public money