Following are the highlights of the economic agenda unveiled by President A P J Abdul Kalam at the joint sitting of Parliament on Thursday:GDP growth likely to cross 8% in 2005-06.Inflation modest despite high global crude prices.Savings rate up at 29% and investment rate near 31%.India to be made IT hardware manufacturing hub.Dabhol plant to start in 2006; five mega power plants coming up.Rs 175,000 crore (Rs 1,750 billion) investment for national highways.Civil Aviation Policy on the anvil.Chennai, Kolkata airports to be modernized.Rs 20,000 crore (Rs 200 billion) investment for rail freight corridor.$10 billion FDI (foreign direct investment) in petrochem investment regions.FDI policy to be rationalised, bottleneck to be removed.NREG Act (National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) to provide safety net to rural poor.Bharat Nirman to create better rural infrastructure.Electricity to every village by 2009.Roads, telephone, water, irrigation for rural India.60 lakh (6 million) houses for rural poor.Basic services to urban poor.Metro rail for Mumbai and Bangalore.Rs 14,000 crore (Rs 140 billion) package for reviving cooperatives.Common market for agriculture.Need to amend Essential Commodities Act, APMC Act.National Horticulture Mission with Rs 2,300 crore (Rs 23 billion) outlay.National Rainfed Area Authority being considered.Set up a National Biotechnology Regulatory Authority.National Bio-diesel Programme to be launched in FY07.10-year National Manufacturing Initiative in the offing.Emphasis on labour-intensive sectors.Focus on textiles, leather, food processing, IT hardware and auto components.Attention to IT, BPO, tourism, education, health.Better management of public finances, cutting debt.Efficient management of PSUs.Carry forward reforms.