AMN / NEW DELHI
Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal is presenting the Interim Budget in Parliament.
#To provide assured income support for small and marginal farmers, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi has been approved in interim Budget 2019.
FM : Efforts taken to bring full representation for economically weak backward classes, by giving them reservation in jobs and education.
FM : #India has attracted massive amount of FDI in the last five years, as much as $239 billion.
FM : India is today the 6th largest economy in the world.
The 4R approach and a number of measures have been implemented to ensure clean banking : FM Piyush Goyal
1.Recognition
2.Resolution
3.Recapitalization
4.Reforms
We have prepared the foundation for sustainable progress and prosperity for our people; we are moving towards realizing the dream of #NewIndia by 2022: FM
Fiscal deficit is likely to be 2.5% in 2019-20: FM
FM : Efforts taken to bring full representation for economically weak backward classes, by giving them reservation in jobs and education.
FM : Gratuity limit increased from Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh.
FM : Govt contribution to New Pension scheme increased to 14% from 4%.
FM : Farmers affected by severe natural calamities will get 2% interest subvention and additional 3% interest subvention upon timely repayment.
FM : 2% interest subvention to farmers pursuing animal husbandry and fisheries.
FM @PiyushGoyal : Increased allocation for Rashtriya Gokul Mission to Rs 750 crore in current year.
FMl : Under Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi, Rs 6000 per year for each farmer in three installments to be transferred directly to farmers’ bank accounts. This is for farmers with less than 2 hectares land holding
FM @PiyushGoyal : To provide assured income support for small and marginal farmers, Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi has been approved
FM: For welfare of farmers and for doubling their income, historic decision taken to increase MSP by 1.5 times the production cost for all 22 crops.
FM @PiyushGoyal : Ayushman Bharat, the world’s largest healthcare programme, launched to provide medical care to nearly 50 crore people, resulting in 3,000 crore savings by families of poor sections.
FM : During 2014-18, 1.53 crore houses have been constructed under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
FM : Pace of construction of rural roads has been tripled under Modi government.
FM: Rs. 1,70,000 crore spent for bringing food at affordable rates to poor people.
FM: India’s annual average GDP growth in last five years is higher than that achieved by any government after 1991.
FM: India has witnessed its best phase of macro-economic stability under Modi Government.
FM : Efforts taken to bring full representation for economically weak backward classes, by giving them reservation in jobs and education.
FM: Allocation to MNREGA is Rs 60,000 crore for 2019-20.
FM : Last 5 years saw rapid liberalisation of FDI policy, allowing it to come through automatic route.