Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha on Friday. A look at who are the gainers.
- Rs 60,000-cr package for farmers
- IT sector to get Rs 1,680 crore
- Power sector to get national fund for transmission, distribution reforms
- NHDP allocation rises to Rs 12,966 cr from Rs 10,866 cr
- Education & health to get Rs 34,4000
- Bharat Nirman allocation rises to Rs 24,603 cr
- About 6,000 high quality schools to be built by 2009
- 3 IITs to be set up in Bihar, AP, Rajasthan
- 16 new Central universities to be built
- 22 Sainik schools get Rs 44 crore
- 300 more ITIs to be upgraded with an investment of Rs 750 cr
- Bhopal and Tripura to get one IIScR each and 2 colleges of art
- Healthcare allocation to be raised by 15%
- Rs 85 crore sanctioned for scholarships to students
- NRHM to get Rs 1,250 cr budgetary allocation
- Allocation for ICDS increased to Rs 6300 crore
- A national programme for the elderly for Rs 400 crore
- Rs 992 crore for national AIDS programme
- NREGS outlay at Rs 16,000 cr
- Sanitation to get Rs 1,200 cr
- Rajiv Gandhi drinking water mission to get Rs 7,300 cr
- Schemes for woman to get Rs 11,460 cr this fiscal
- Child related schemes to get Rs 33,434 cr
- Allocation for ministry of minorities doubled to Rs 1,000 cr
- National Horticulure Mission to get Rs 1,100 cr
- National Agri Insurance scheme get Rs 640 cr
- Tea Research association gets Rs 20 cr