Highlights of the interim budget 2009-10

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Posted: Monday, Feb 16, 2009 at 1306 hrs IST
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New Delhi: The following are the highlights of the interim budget for 2009-10 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Monday.

* Total expenditure estimated at Rs 9,53,231 crore

* Plan expenditure estimated at Rs 2,85,149 crore.

* Non-Plan expenditure pegged at Rs 6,68,082 crore.

* Revenue expenditure at Rs 8,48,085 crore.

* Centre's net tax revenue pegged at Rs 5,00,096 crore.

* Revenue deficit 4 per cent of GDP.

* Fiscal deficit at 5.5 per cent of GDP.

* Major subsidies estimated at Rs 95,579 crore.

* Two per cent interest subsidy for exports extended till

Sept for employment oriented sector.

* Defence allocation at Rs 1,41,703 crore.

* Rs 30,100 crore allocated for rural employment scheme.

* Bharat Nirman allocated Rs 40,900 crore.

* Rs 12,070 crore for National Rural Health Mission.

* Rural drinking programme allocated Rs 7,400 crore.

* Rural sanitation programme gets Rs 1,200 crore.

* Rs 14,000 crore for rural infrastructure development.

* Mid-day Meal scheme allocated Rs 8,000 crore.

* Rs 6,705 crore for Integrated Child Development Scheme.

* Sarva Sikhsha Abhiyan allocated Rs 13,100 crore.

* Urban renewal mission gets Rs 11,842 crore.

* Government to recapitalise public sector banks.

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» No Accoutability

Posted by Vijay on 2009-07-07 14:37:10.080833+05:30
We should increase / decrease the budget amount based on performance - Else it will throw the people's money in the same Last Year PIT

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» Indian Interim Budget 2009-10

Posted by V.K.sanghvi on 2009-02-18 14:02:42.247893+05:30
Govt has accepted 6th pay commission recommendation but there is no mention of Exemption on gratuity up to 10lakhs

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Posted by yogeshdave on 2009-02-16 19:24:55.110401+05:30
25 years old icon's budgetmore allocation of various govt planningwill result in less proper utilisation of fund by govt agencies due to present corruption

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