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Highlights of the interim budget 2009-10

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Posted: Feb 16, 2009 at 1306 hrs IST

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 by Vijay on 07 Jul 2009

We should increase / decrease the budget amount based on performance - Else it will throw the people's money in the same Last Year PIT

Indian Interim Budget 2009-10 by V.K.sanghvi on 18 Feb 2009

Govt has accepted 6th pay commission recommendation but there is no mention of Exemption on gratuity up to 10lakhs

intrim budget by yogeshdave on 16 Feb 2009

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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