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Budget 2018
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1 Budget 2018 3 – 10
2 Economic Survey 2017-18 12 – 17
4 Ranking and Index 18 – 26
5 Important Loan Agreements in 2018 27 – 29
6 GDP and Indian Economy growth estimates 30 – 31

by Various Organizations in 2018
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BUDGET 2018 – Facts and Figures at a Glance
Rs 21.57 Lakh
Revised Estimates of Budget Expenditure in 2017-18
Crore
USD 15 Billion per

Growth in Outward Direct Investment from India
year
Total amount to be spent by Ministries for creation of livelihood and Rs 14.34 Lakh
infrastructure in rural areas in 2018-19 Crore
Target of Institutional Credit to Agricultural Sector for 2018-19 Rs 11 Lakh Crore
Institutional Credit to Agricultural Sector achieved in 2017-18 Rs 10 Lakh Crore
Budgetary allocation for Infrastructure sector in 2018-19 Rs 5.97 Lakh Crore
Outlay
Bharatmala Pariyojana approved for completing 35000 Kms in Phase-1 to
Rs 5.35 Lakh Crore
improve road connectivity in interior, backward areas and border areas of
the country
MUDRA Yojana 2015 statistics as per 2018-19 budget Rs 4.6 lakh crore
76% accounts – Women from 10.38 crore
> 50% accounts – SC, ST and OBCs loans
Target for 2018-19 for lending under MUDRA Yojana Rs 3 Lakh Crore
Outlay
Under Smart Cities Mission 100 Cities have been selected
Rs 2.04 Lakh Crore
Railway Capital Expenditure for 2018-19 Rs 1,48,528 Crore
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Budgetary Expenditure on health, education and social protection in 2018-

Rs 1.38 Lakh Crore
19
Revitalizing Infrastructure and Systems in Education by 2022 scheme for Outlay

research related infrastructure investments in premiere educational Rs 1 Lakh Crore
institution over next 4 years
Dis-investment target for 2018-19 Rs 80,000 Crore
Projected Loans to Self Help Groups by March 2019 Rs 75,000 Crore
Rs 42,500 Crore
Total Loans to Self Help Groups in 2016-17
Outlay
187 projects have been sanctioned under Namami Gange Programme
Rs 16,713 Crore
Through Saubagya Scheme 4 crore households have been provided with Outlay
electricity connection. Rs 16,000 Crore
Establishment of Funds for

Total Corpus
Fisheries – Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund
Rs 10,000 Crore
Animal Husbandry – Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
Budgetary allocation for creation and augmentation of telecom

Rs 10,000 Crore
infrastructure
Allocation of National Social Assistance Programme Rs 9975 Crore
Outlay for Textile Sector Rs 7148 Crore
Total outlay for National Rural Livelihood Mission in 2018-19 Rs 5750 Crore
Budgetary allocation of digital India programme Rs 3073 Crore

96 deprived irrigation districts taken up under PM Krishi Sichai Yojana – Outlay

Har Khet Ko Pani Rs 2600 Crore
Agri – Market Infrastructure Fund for development of infrastructure of Outlay

22000 rural Haats and 585 APMCs Rs 2,000 Crore
Allocation for Ministry of Food Processing Industries in 18-19 Rs 1400 Crore
Bamboo termed as “Green Gold”, restructured bamboo mission Outlay

announced Rs 1290 Crore
Allocation for National Health Policy 2017 to build 1.5 Lakh health and
1200 Crore
wellness centers across the country
Amount allocated to support nutritional support to TB patients @ Rs 500

Rs 600 Crore
per month
“Operation Greens” – to address challenge of price volatility of Outlay

perishable commodities like Tomatoes, Onion and Potatoes Rs 500 Crore
Organized cultivation of highly specialized medicinal and aromatic plants Outlay

by FPOs and VPOs in large clusters of 1000 hectares will be encouraged Rs 200 Crore
100% exemption from tax for companies registered as Farmer Producer

Rs 100 Crore
Companies for a period of five years from 2018-19 with an annual turnover
Rs 15 Lakhs
Investment Limit under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana enhanced

Rs 5 Lakh per family

per year for
National Health Protection Scheme – AYUSHMAN Bharat to cover
secondary and
approximately 50 crore poor and vulnerable beneficiaries
tertiary
hospitalization
Exemption of Interest Income on deposits held with banks and post offices Up to Rs 50,000
held by Senior Citizens (existing Rs 10,000)
Deduction limit for health insurance or medical expenditure for senior

Rs 50,000
citizens
Standard deductions enhanced for Salaried Class Rs 40,000
Payments exceeding what amount in cash by Trusts and Institutions is

Rs 10,000
subject to tax
321 Crore Person

Days.
3.17 Lakh Kms of
Rural Roads.
Total employment created by expenditure of ministries for creation of
51 Lakh new rural
livelihood and infrastructure in rural areas in
houses.
18-19
1.88 Crore toilets.
1.75 crore new
household electric
connections.
Total tax payers at the beginning of the FY 2016-17 8.27 Crore
Food Grain Production 275 Million Tonnes

Fruits and Vegetables Production 300 Million Tonnes
Revised target for free LPG connections distribution under Ujjwala 8 Crore
Scheme (earlier 5 Crore)
Proposal for providing Wifi hotspots in rural connectivity to 5 crore people

5 Lakh Wifi hotspots
in rural areas
Development and Upgradation of existing rural Haats into Gramin

Development of
Agricultural Markets to assist more than 86% of small and marginal
22000 Haats
farmers
Ganga Gram Villages on bank of river ganga declared open defecation

4465
free
Total length of track renewal targeted during 2018-19 3600 Kms
Prime Minister Research Fellow Scheme 2018, Btech Students will be

identified each year from premiere institutions and help them to pursue 1000 Btech students
PHDs from IITs with Handsome fellowships
Redevelopment of major Railway Stations 600
470 APMCs
Number of APMCs connected to e-NAM market, remaining by what
remaining by March
deadline
2018
Aspirational Districts selected by government of India for converting them 115 Aspirational
into model districts by improving them on various indices Districts selected
Archaeological Survey of India will be developing monuments to enhance 100 Adarsh

visitor experience Monuments
Total Mega Food Parks in the Country 42

Number of prominent tourist destinations to be developed into iconic

10 destinations
destinations for boosting tourism
Key recommendation of FRBM Act accepted by GOI to bring down GOI

40%
debt to GDP ratio to
Reduced Corporate tax rate for companies with an annual turnover of Rs

50 Crore in FY 2015-16 and to companies with an annual turnover up to 25%
Rs 250 Crore in 2016-17
Growth of Direct Taxes in 2017-2018 till January 2018 18.7%
Growth of Direct Taxes in 2016-2017 12.6%
Percentage contribution from government of India towards wages of all

12%
new employees in EPF for all sectors for next three years
Proposal of Long Term Capital Gains on investments exceeding 1 Lakh Tax rate @ 10%
Social Welfare Surcharge of the aggregate duties of customs on imported

goods to provide additional assistance to social welfare schemes of the 10%
GOI
Proposal for Amendments to EPFO act to reduce women workforce EPFO

8%
contribution for first three years
“Health and Education Cess” on personal income tax, to take care of

4%
education and health care needs of people in BPL. Estimated increase in
(existing 3%)
collection of Rs 11,000 Crore
Fiscal deficit for 2018-19 3.3% of GDP
Investment Period extended under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana March 2020

New Delhi
Special Scheme to supports states in combating air pollution by Uttar Pradesh
subsidizing machinery for in-situ management of crop residue Punjab
Haryana
Facility extended to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them

Kisan Credit Card
meet their working capital needs
School similar to Navodaya Vidyalayas for imparting better education to Eklavya Model
tribal children in their own environment by 2022 Residential School
Proposal to expand the airport capacity handling to 1 billion trips per year
NABH Nirman
under the scheme
United India
Insurance Co
National Insurance
Public Sector Insurance Companies to be merged into a single entity
Co
Oriental Insurance
Co
Education Cess and Secondary and Higher Education Cess abolished Import Goods
Central Board of
Change of Name of CBEC – Central Board of Excise and Customs Indirect Taxes and
Customs
Bamboo grown outside forest areas eliminated from definition of Trees
Fund under National Housing Bank funded from priority sector lending Affordable Housing
shortfall and full serviced bonds authorized by GOI Fund

Modern train sets with state of art amenities and features to be Integrated Coach
commissioned in 2018-19 Factory, Perambur
Indigenous 5G test bed established IIT Chennai
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Economic Survey 2017-18

Indian Economic Survey is published by Ministry of Finance
Global Economy is expected to accelerate at what rate in 2018 3.7%
Indian Economy growth forecast by Economic Survey for FY 2019 7-7.5%
Loans available under Kisan Credit Card for Small and Marginal Farmers 2% for a period up to
at Interest rate subvention of 6 months
Agricultural growth rate estimation for 2017-18 2.1%
What is the averaged Real Agriculture growth since 1960 2.8%
Averaged retail inflation in 2017-18 3.3%
3.3%
Consumer Price Index based headline inflation averaged
(lowest in 6 years)
Insurance Sector Penetration in India as in 2016 3.49%
India’s World Trade is projected at what percentage in 2018 4%
Industrial Growth rate in 2017-18 is estimated at 4.4%
GVA growth rate for agricultural and allied sector for 17-18 4.9%
GVA growth rate at basic prices in 2017-18 is expected at 6.1%
Fall in Income
For every 1 degree rise in temperature Kharif : 6.2%
Rabi : 6.0%
Compounded annual growth rate of Indian Logistics Industry 7.8%

Service Sector estimated growth rate in 2017-18 8.3%
Gross NPA ratio of Scheduled Commercial Banks as in September 2017 10.2%
Gender Disparity in Agricultural land Holding by Women 12.8%
Rebate of State Levies (ROSL) has increased export of readymade

16%
garments (man-made fibers) by
Agriculture contribution to GDP as per ES 2017-18 16%
Climate Change could reduce average annual agricultural income by 15% to 18%
Climate Change could reduce annual agricultural income in un-irrigated

20% to 25%
areas by
Percentage of Agriculture Workers in total workforce by 2050 25.7%
Ratio of Domestic Savings to GDP in 2016 26%
Ratio of Gross Fixed Capital Formation to GDP 26.4%
Minimum budgetary allocation set by government of India for women

30%
beneficiaries across all schemes and developmental activities
Top 1% firms of India account for what percentage of total exports, which
38%
is less compared to many countries
Employment in Agriculture 49%
Percentage of Indian Population to be urbanized by 2050

50%
(as per World Bank)
GST has increased the number of Unique tax payers by what percentage 50%
Percentage of the net sown area under un-irrigated or rain fed 52%

Internal Trade constituted what percentage of the GDP 60%
Sanitation coverage in rural areas has increased from 39% in 2014 to

76%
what percentage in 2017
Percentage of the firms which are purely informal in the country 87%
Balance Sheet Size of the NBFC sector as in September 2017 20.7 Lakh Crore
Total Interest Rate Subvention approved in 2017-18 Rs 20,339 Crore
Minimum Support Price of Onion till december 2017, export of which was
USD 850 per MT
allowed only on letter of credit
As per report Financial and Economic Impact of SBM in India it was

estimated by the UNICEF that an Open Defecation Free village in rural Rs 50,000
area saves how much amount per year
179.8 Million
Hectares
Net Cropland Area of India (9.6% of global NCA)
Production of Kharif Food Grains (expected) 134.7 million tonnes
Estimated Rice Production as per ES 2017-18 110.2 million MT
61.78 million hectares

Area sown under rabi crop during 2017-18
in January 2018
Number of Unique GST registrants as in December 2017 9.8 Million
Land brought under micro irrigation in 2017-18 (approximately) 8,40,000 hectares
3.3 Lakh MW
As per ES 2017-18 all India installed capacity of power generation
(approx)

4.6 Crore households

– 177.8 crore person
days as in January
Employment generation in 2017-18 under MGNREGA act 2018

54% - women
22% - SC
17% - ST
Life expectancy increased by how many years between 1990- 2015 10 Years
Rank of India in terms of patent filing in the world 7th largest
Indian Tractor Industries have emerged as the largest in the world which
1/3rd
account for how much of world’s total tractor production
National Women Farmers’ day October – 15th
As per economic survey which are considered crucial in improving the Private Investments
climate for economic growth and Exports
Employment
Three Areas of Focus in the medium term, as per economic survey 2017-
Education
18
Agriculture
Coal, Crude Oil,

Natural Gas, Refinery
Eight Core Infrastructure Supportive Industries which have total weight of Products, Fertilizers,
40% in IIP Steel, Cement and

Electricity

National Judicial Data

Digitalization of High Courts in the country
Grid
Feminization of
Increased rural to urban migration by men
Agriculture
Telangana
Tamilnadu
States which constitute 70% of the total Indian exports Karnataka
Maharashtra
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Increase in Crop Diversification is observed in
and Jharkhand
Country with high FDI in India in 2017-18 Mauritius
Recognition
Resolution
The 4Rs to resolve Twin Balance Sheet Problem Recapitalization

Reform
NHB RESIDEX for 50 cities released every quarter launched in 2007 is National Housing
published by Bank
1 – No Poverty
2- Zero Hunger
7 sustainable goals focused by VNR report published by India in July 3- Good Health and
2017 Well Being
VNR – Voluntary National Reviews 5 – Gender Equality

9 – Industry,
Innovation and

Infrastructure
14 – Life Below Water
17 – Partnership for
the Goals
Post Office Savings

Scheme
Small Savings Schemes amalgamated for better control and Social Security
implementation of the schemes Schemes

Savings Certificates
State with the largest share in exports of goods and services Maharashtra
Chairman of 15th Finance Commission N K Singh
Economic Survey 2017-18 is compiled by Arvind Subramanian
Pink
to lay special
Color of the Economic Survey emphasis on gender
and son meta
preference
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Ranking and Index in 2018
Publishing
Name of the Report Rank of India Rank - 01
Organization
VERY IMPORTANT RANKING AND INDEX
Global Phosphorous Water Resources 2nd China

Pollution Index Research
Global Firepower List 2017 Global Firepower 4th / 133 USA
Most Attractive Market for Pricewaterhouse

5th USA
Investments Coopers (PwC)
World Economic
Largest Economy in the
Outlook 6th USA
World
IMF
Commonwealth
heads of
government
Commonwealth Innovation United
meeting and WIPO 10th / 53
Index Kingdom
Japan –
12th in 52 lower middle
New Born Mortality Rate UNICEF Safest
income countries
Country
Global Wealthiest City New World Wealth Mumbai – 12th New York

Global Manufacturing Index World Economic

30th / 100 Japan
2018 Forum
37th / 125
Global Startup Ecosystem Bengaluru, Mumbai and New USA

Startup Blink Delhi featured in the list
2017
Global Democracy Index Economic

42nd / 167 Norway
2017 Intelligence Unit
Global Intellectual Property US Chambers of

44th / 50 USA
Index 2018 Commerce

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Economic
Intelligence Unit
Inclusive Internet Index 47th / 86 Sweden
Commissioned by
2018 Facebook
MasterCard Women
MasterCard 52nd New Zealand
Entrepreneurs Index
62nd / 74 Developing Economies

World Economic Developing Lithuania
Inclusive Development Forum Countries Developed Economies
Index Category Norway
Oxford Poverty and

Human Andhra Pradesh at 51st
Global Multidimensional 66th
Development Position
Poverty Index Initiative
Fixed Broadband Fixed Broadband

67th Singapore
Speed test Global Index Mobile Internet Mobile Internet
Ookla
2018 109th Norway
World Economic Forum World Economic

78th / 114 Sweden
Energy Transition Index Forum
Global Corruption Transparency

81st / 180 New Zealand
Perception Index 2017 International

Global Talent
World Economic
Competitiveness Index 81st / 119 Switzerland
Forum
2018
Heritage Foundation
Economic Freedom Index
American based 130th / 180 Hong Kong
2018
Think Tank
UN Sustainable
World Happiness Report
Development 133rd / 156 Finland
2018
Solutions Network
World Press Freedom Reporters without

138th / 180 Norway
Index – 2018 Borders
Switzerland
Environment Performance World Economic
177th / 180
Index 2018 Forum

OTHER IMPORTANT RANKING AND INDEX
India’s Best Gram Digambarpur

Government of India ---
Panchayat Gram Panchayat,WB
IISc Bangalore
Best Overall Institution
IIT Madras
Best Engineering
National Institutional College

HRD Ministry ---
Ranking Framework IIM Ahmedabad
Best Management
Institution
AIIMS Delhi
Best Medical College
Best Performer Large

States
Kerala, Tamilnadu,
Healthy States Progressive
NITI Aayig --- Punjab
India Report
Best Performer Small
States
Mizoram
Forest and Tree Cover in India State of Forest

--- 10th in the world
India Report 2017
CSE – Centre for

Top Environment Think Think Tank and Civil ---
Science and
Tank of India Societies Program
Environment

PM Narendra Modi is
Uttar Pradesh most popular
Top Ranked Facebook CM Yogi Lok Sabha Member
pages of Government Adityanath FB
Bodies, Ministries and page most and
Facebook Sachin Tendulkar most
Political Parties in India popular among
CMs of India popular
Rajya Sabha Member
Fastest Growing Nation for

Airports Council 2nd Vietnam
Air Passenger Traffic by
International (7.5%) (8.5%)
2022
Airport Council New Delhi Hartsfield Jackson

World’s Busiest Airport
International 16th Atlanta Airport USA
Changi Airport,
World’s Best Airport Skytrax, USA Mumbai – 63rd
Singapore
World’s busiest Dubai International

--- ---
International Airport Airport
Quality of Living Index Mercer Hyderabad, India Vienna, Austria
Most Trusted Brand of TRA Brands Trust

--- Google
India Report 2018
Fastest Growing IT
Services Brand in the Brand Finance --- TCS
World in 2018

Top 100 Global Technology Thomson Reuters

--- Microsoft
Leaders Corp
Most Valuable Company in

Tata Consultancy
India in terms of Market BSE Data ---
Services
Capitalization
Most Valuable BANK in

India in terms of Market BSE Data --- HDFC Bank
Capitalization
Most Attractive Employer

Ranstad India --- Microsoft India
Brand in India
Most Expensive City in the Knight Frank Wealth

Mumbai – 16th Monaco
World Report 2018
Worldwide Cost of Living Economic

Bengaluru – 129 Singapore City
2018 Intelligence Unit
20th – Indira
Jaising
24th – Mukesh
Fortune Magazine Theo Epstein
Ambani
World’s Greatest Leaders
43rd – Balkrishna
2018
Doshi
China
Hurun Global Rich List Hurun Ltd 3rd
(819 Billionaires)
19th – Mukesh
Hurun Global Rich List Hurun Ltd Jeff Bezos
Ambani

Most Vulnerable Country in Internet Security

terms of risk of cyber Threat Report 3rd USA
threats in 2017 Symantec
List of Countries facing

Kaspersky Labs 33rd ---
Web Borne Threats
City with best 4G

Open Signal --- Patna
availability
Global Largest Auto Market --- 4th China
ICC – Test Rankings ICC Virat Kohli – 2nd Steve Smith (Australia)
FIFA Rankings 2018 FIFA --- Germany
BWF World Ranking Kidambi Srikanth

BWF Viktor Axelsen
Badminton – 3rd

Important Loan Agreements and MoUs

Signed by Signed with Loan Amount Purpose
Community led
landscape
World Bank Government of India USD 48 Million
management in
Meghalaya
Benefit of Small and

Marginal Farmers in
World Bank
Government of India USD 420 Million Marathwada and
IBRD
Vidarbha Dist of
Maharashtra
IBRD – USD 7.5

Paid up capital increased to
World Bank Billion
USD 13 Billion
IFC – USD 3.5 Billion
Rural Road
World Bank Government of India USD 210 Million connectivity in
Madhya Pradesh
Uttarakhand Water
World Bank Government of India USD 120 Million Supply for Peri-
Urban Areas
Innovate in India for

World Bank Government of India USD 125 Million
Inclusiveness Project
USD 125 Million National Biopharma

World Bank Government of India
(total 250 Million) Mission

enhancing navigation
on National Waterway
World Bank Jal Marg Vikas Project USD 375 Million
– 1 from Varanasi to
Haldia
Nepal Earthquake
World Bank Nepal USD 300 Million
reconstruction
International Finance PNB Housing Finance Green Affordable

USD 800 Million
Corporation Limited Housing in India
Mahindra Renewables
Rewa Solar Park
International Finance Pvt Ltd
USD 440 Million Development
Corporation Acme Group
Actis LLP
Construction of all-
Asian Development weather roads in WB,
Government of India USD 250 Million
Bank MP, Assam, Odisha,
Chhattisgarh
Boost employability of
Asian Development
Government of India USD 80 Million youth in Himachal
Bank
Pradesh
Improve Railway
Asian Development
Government of India USD 120 Million Infrastructure in the
Bank
Country
Long term on-lending Improve Rural

NABARD Rs 80,000 Crore
portfolio Economy

Irrigation and Rural

NABARD Odisha Rs 372.51
Bridge Projects
Rural Road
AIIB Government of India USD 140 Million Connectivity in
Madhya Pradesh
India top borrower of

AIIB Government of India AIIB @ USD 1.5 AIIB
Billion in 2017
Second Line of Credit

Indian Renewable
European Investment to finance Renewable
Energy Development EURO 150 Million
Bank Energy Projects in
Agency
India
To fund various
EXIM Bank of India 15-Nation group in Africa USD 500 Million development projects
in Africa
900 MW Arun III

State Bank of India Nepal Rs 80 Billion
Hydroelectric Project
Bangalore Water
Japan International
Government of India Yen 45 Billion Supply and Sewage
Cooperation Agency
Project
Government of Develop KKS Harbor

Government of India USD 45.27 Million
Srilanka in Srilanka

GDP Estimates by Various Organization for 2018-19

Organization 2018-19 2019-20
International Monetary Fund

7.4% 7.8%
(World Economic Outlook)
World Bank 7.3% 7.5%
United Nations 7.2% 7.4%
7.4%
Real GDP (Governor
Reserve Bank of India 2017-18 Urjit Patel

6.6% estimated in a
recent report)
Economic Survey 2017-18 6.5% - 6.75% 7% - 7.5%
Asia Development Bank 7.3% 7.6%
Confederation of Indian Industry 7.3% - 7.7%
Organization for Economic Cooperation and

7.2%
Development (OECD)
HSBC 7% 7.6%
DBS Bank 6.6%
CRISIL 7.5%
National Council for Applied Economic Research

7.5%
(NCAER), Indian Economy Think Tank

NOMURA 7.5%
FICCI 7.4%
Deutsche Bank 7.5%
IMF World Growth Estimate 3.6% 3.9%
Morgan Stanley 7.5% 7.7%
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Budget 2018

Economic Survey 2017-18

2 Economic Survey 2017-18 12 – 17

4 Ranking and Index 18 – 26

5 Important Loan Agreements in 2018 27 – 29

6 GDP and Indian Economy growth estimates 30 – 31

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BUDGET 2018 – Facts and Figures at a Glance

USD 15 Billion per

Target of Institutional Credit to Agricultural Sector for 2018-19 Rs 11 Lakh Crore

Institutional Credit to Agricultural Sector achieved in 2017-18 Rs 10 Lakh Crore

Budgetary allocation for Infrastructure sector in 2018-19 Rs 5.97 Lakh Crore

Railway Capital Expenditure for 2018-19 Rs 1,48,528 Crore

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Budgetary Expenditure on health, education and social protection in 2018-

Revitalizing Infrastructure and Systems in Education by 2022 scheme for Outlay

Dis-investment target for 2018-19 Rs 80,000 Crore

Projected Loans to Self Help Groups by March 2019 Rs 75,000 Crore

Establishment of Funds for

Budgetary allocation for creation and augmentation of telecom

Allocation of National Social Assistance Programme Rs 9975 Crore

Outlay for Textile Sector Rs 7148 Crore

Budgetary allocation of digital India programme Rs 3073 Crore

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96 deprived irrigation districts taken up under PM Krishi Sichai Yojana – Outlay

Agri – Market Infrastructure Fund for development of infrastructure of Outlay

Allocation for Ministry of Food Processing Industries in 18-19 Rs 1400 Crore

Bamboo termed as “Green Gold”, restructured bamboo mission Outlay

Amount allocated to support nutritional support to TB patients @ Rs 500

“Operation Greens” – to address challenge of price volatility of Outlay

Organized cultivation of highly specialized medicinal and aromatic plants Outlay

100% exemption from tax for companies registered as Farmer Producer

Investment Limit under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana enhanced

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Rs 5 Lakh per family

Deduction limit for health insurance or medical expenditure for senior

Standard deductions enhanced for Salaried Class Rs 40,000

Payments exceeding what amount in cash by Trusts and Institutions is

321 Crore Person

Total tax payers at the beginning of the FY 2016-17 8.27 Crore

Food Grain Production 275 Million Tonnes

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Fruits and Vegetables Production 300 Million Tonnes

Proposal for providing Wifi hotspots in rural connectivity to 5 crore people

Development and Upgradation of existing rural Haats into Gramin

Ganga Gram Villages on bank of river ganga declared open defecation

Total length of track renewal targeted during 2018-19 3600 Kms

Prime Minister Research Fellow Scheme 2018, Btech Students will be

Redevelopment of major Railway Stations 600

Archaeological Survey of India will be developing monuments to enhance 100 Adarsh

Total Mega Food Parks in the Country 42

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Number of prominent tourist destinations to be developed into iconic

Key recommendation of FRBM Act accepted by GOI to bring down GOI

Reduced Corporate tax rate for companies with an annual turnover of Rs

Growth of Direct Taxes in 2017-2018 till January 2018 18.7%

Growth of Direct Taxes in 2016-2017 12.6%

Percentage contribution from government of India towards wages of all

Social Welfare Surcharge of the aggregate duties of customs on imported

Proposal for Amendments to EPFO act to reduce women workforce EPFO

“Health and Education Cess” on personal income tax, to take care of

Fiscal deficit for 2018-19 3.3% of GDP