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Environment and Budget 2016: A total of Rs 2,250 crore has been allocated to the Environment Ministry in this year's budget by FM Arun Jaitley, an increase of around Rs 600 crore – Rs 2,000 cr is under plan head and Rs 250.34 cr under non plan. Last year, the Ministry had got Rs 1668.60 crore of which Rs 1,446.60 crore was under plan and Rs 222 crore under non plan heads. The 2016-17 budgetary allocation marks an increase of Rs 581.74 crore over the current fiscal. (AP)
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5. Arun Jaitley (on the AgustaWestland issue): "The bribe in the deal is clear cut. This is the first case in the world where the bribe-takers are behind the bars, the middleman has been identified but the person who received the bribe is yet to be identified."(AP)
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Environment and Budget 2016: The total plan allocation for Externally Aided Project (EAP) is Rs 290.99 crore, which includes Rs 15 crore for capacity building of forestry personnel, Rs 15 crore for hazardous substances management, Rs 223.98 crore for National Coastal Management Projects (NCMP), and Rs 0.01 crore for Green India Mission: National Afforestation Programme. Under the plan head, it also includes Rs 12 crore for Biodiversity Conservation and Rural Livelihood Improvement (BCRLIP) and Rs 25 crore for National River Conservation of Plan (NRCP) on Mula Mutha River in Pune. (AP)
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Environment and Budget 2016: Out of Rs 1,000 crore of National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF), allocation of Rs 30 crore has been made for climate change action plan, Rs 100 crore for National Adaption Fund for Climate Change, Rs 50 crore for National Mission on Himalayan Studies, Rs 185 crore for Green India Mission: National Afforestation Programme, Rs 50 crore Intensification of Forest Management, Rs 295 crore for Project Tiger and Rs 25 crore for Project Elephant. (AP)
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GST Bill: The Narendra Modi government hopes to pass the landmark Constitution Amendment Bill for a national Goods and Services Tax (GST) as well as the bankruptcy and insolvency bill in the second half of the Budget session beginning April 20, FM Arun Jaitley said on Sunday. Once the GST and the bankruptcy and insolvency laws are approved, "I think this (will) give major fillip or push to our reform process" even in an otherwise weak global scenario, Jaitley added. Stating that India has its own share of problems, Jaitley said there was increased determination in the country to face the challenges and accelerate the pace of reforms so as to continue to grow.
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