Government remains committed towards doubling farmers‘ income in 5 years
It has fixed the target for agricultural credit in 2017-18 at a record high of Rs. 10 lakh crores
Government announced a benefit of 60 days‘ interest waiver on Dec 31, 2016
Dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund in NABARD is all set to achieve 'per drop more crop' with an initial investment of Rs. 5,000crores
Government would set up a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund in NABARD with an initial investment of Rs. 2000 crores. This would be increased to Rs. 8000 crores in the coming 3 years.
2. Agriculture
Government remains committed towards doubling farmers‘ income in 5 years
It has fixed the target for agricultural credit in 2017-18 at a record high of Rs.
10 lakh crores
Government announced a benefit of 60 days‘ interest waiver on Dec 31, 2016
Dedicated Micro Irrigation Fund in NABARD is all set to achieve 'per drop more
crop' with an initial investment of Rs. 5,000crores
Government would set up a Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development
Fund in NABARD with an initial investment of Rs. 2000crores.This would be
increased to Rs. 8000 crores in the coming 3 years.
3. Rural India
MGNREGA allocation is at its highest ever at levels of Rs. 48,000 crores in
2017-18
The construction pace of PMGSY roads has been hastened to 133 km roads
per day in 2016-17 compared with an average of 73 km during 2011-2014
Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin's allocation was increased from
Rs. 15,000 crores in 2016-17 to Rs. 23,000 crores in 2017-18.The target is
to complete 1 crore houses by 2019 for the homeless and people living in
kutcha houses
Achieving100% rural electrification by May 01,2018 has been set as a
mandate
The government has allocated Rs. 187,223 crores for rural, agriculture, and
allied sectors
4. Young Indian population
The government has set a mandate to empower young India through education,
skills, and jobs.
The government will launch the Skill Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for
Livelihood Promotion programme (SANKALP) at a cost of Rs. 4000 crores.
SANKALP will provide market-specific training to around 3.5crore Indian youth
The government will launch the next phase Strengthening for Industrial Value
Enhancement (STRIVE) in 2017-18 at a cost of Rs. 2,200 crores
5. The underprivileged and poor
The government is committed towards strengthening systems of social
security, healthcare, and affordable housing for the poor and
underprivileged Indians
In a key move, the government has given infrastructure status to affordable
housing
Individual housing loans of around Rs. 20,000crore will be refinanced by
National Housing Bank in 2017-18
Scheduled Castes allocation has been increased by 35% YoY
Scheduled Tribes allocation has been increased to Rs. 31,920 crores
Minority Affairs allocation has been increased to Rs. 4,195 crores
6. Infrastructure
Provision of Rs. 241,387 crores has been made in2017-18 for
transportation sector including rail, roads, and shipping
The government has pegged the total capital and development
expenditure of Railways at Rs. 131,000 crores for 2017-18. This
includes Rs. 55,000 crores provided by the government
Rashtriya Rail Sanraksha Kosh will be created for passenger safety
with an initial corpus of Rs. 1 lakh crores over the next 5years
Budget allocation for highways has been increased from Rs. 57,976
crores in 2016-17 to Rs. 64,900 crores in 2017-18
PPP mode will be used to take up operation and maintenance of
select airports in Tier 2 cities
7. Financial sector
The government has planned to abolish the Foreign Investment Promotion
Board (FIPB) in 2017-18 while working on liberal lasing the FDI policy
further
A revised mechanism will be put in place along with proper procedural
guidelines for time-bound listing of select CPSEs on the stock exchanges.
Railway PSEs such as IRCTC, IRFC, and IRCON will list their shares in stock
exchanges
The government has proposed creation of an integrated public sector 'oil
major', which will be able to compete strongly with international and local
oil and gas players in the private sector
The government plans to launch a new ETF with diversified CPSE stocks
and other government holdings in 2017-18
The government has provisioned Rs. 10,000 crores for recapitalisation of
banks in 2017-18 in line with the 'Indradhanush‘ road map
The government is planning to set the lending target under Pradhan Mantri
Mudra Yojana at Rs. 2.44 lakh crores, with priority providedt o Dalits,
Tribals, Backward Classes, and Women.
8. Digital India
The government has proposed to set a mission with a target of 2,500
crore digital transactions for 2017-18 through UPI, USSD, Aadhar
Pay, IMPS, and debit cards
The government has proposed to mandate all government receipts
through digital means beyond a prescribed limit
The government has proposed to create a Payments Regulatory
Board in the RBI by replacing the existing Board for Regulation and
Supervision of Payment and Settlement Systems
9. Public service
The government is working towards effective governance and efficient
service delivery through people's participation
The government has planned to use the Head Post Offices as front offices
for providing the public with passport services
The government has made its e-market place functional for procurement of
goods and services
10. Fiscal prudence
The government strives to ensure that it strikes a balance between optimal
deployment of resources and preserving the country's fiscal stability
Capital expenditure allocation has been increased by 25.4% compared with
the previous year
Total resources being transferred to states and Union Territories with
Legislatures is Rs. 4.11 lakh crores compared with Rs. 3.60lakh crores in
2016-17
FRBM Committee has recommended 3% fiscal deficit for the next three
years with an eye on sustainable debt target and need for public
investment.
Fiscal deficit for 2017-18 has been pegged at3.2% of GDP. The government
stays committed to bring it down to 3% in 2018-19
Net market borrowing of the government was restricted to Rs. 3.48 lakh
crores after buyback in 2017-18.This was much lower than Rs. 4.25lakh
crores in 2016-17
Revenue Deficit reduced to 2.1% compared with2.3% in 2016-17. For the
next year, it is pegged at 1.9% against 2% mandated by the FRBM Act
11. Tax management
The main mandate behind tax administration is to‘ honour the honest'
The government has allowed MAT credit to be carried forward for up to 15 years instead
of the current 10 years
The government has reduced income tax to 25% for companies with annual turnover of
up to Rs. 50 crore. The objective behind this move was to make MSMEs more viable
The government has reduced basic customs duty on LNG from 5% to 2.5%
The government has reduced presumptive income for SMEs whose turnover is upto Rs. 2
crores from the current 8% of turnover to6% of turnover, which is by non-cash means
Transaction above Rs. 3 lakh would not be permitted in cash. However, this rule is subject
to certain exceptions
The government set the maximum amount of cash donation that a political party can
receive from one person at Rs. 2000
Existing rate of taxation for individuals falling in the income slab of Rs. 2.5 – 5 lakhs has
been reduced to 5% from the current rate of 10%
There will be a 10% surcharge payable on tax for individuals with annual taxable income
between Rs. 50 lakhs and Rs. 1 crore
