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Interim Budget 2009 Highlights

Check out the main features and highlights of Interim Budget 2009. This is the last budget of UPA Government.

  • Growth forecast at 7.1 per cent for 2008-09
  • Total expenditure for FY'10 seen 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 recapitalize public sector banks.


 

 
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