Budget Flashes for 1st hour

Aisha (Finance Professional) (8099 Points)

29 February 2008  
11:50  Complete loan waiver for all marginal farmers with 1 Hc holding
11:49  Complete waiver of all loans to marginal & small farmers
11:47  Scheme of debt waiver and relief for Small and marginal farmers
11:47  Govt proposes move to nutrient based fertilser subsidies scheme
11:46  Rs 18 cr allocated for coffee in FY09
11:45  National agri insurance plan to get Rs 64 cr in FY09
11:45  Perpetual fund for rubber, cardamom in FY09
11:44  Rubber Fund to get Rs 19 cr in FY09
11:43  Special purpose tea fund to get Rs 40 cr in FY09
11:42  Irrigation resources fin to have Rs 100 cr capital
11:42  To set up irrigation, water resources finance corp
11:41  24 major, 750 irrigation projects in FY09
11:41  FY09 Irrigation outlay seen at Rs 20,000 cr Vs Rs 11,000 cr
11:40  Aim to hike farm contribution to GDP to 1.6% in 11th Plan
11:40  75% farm credit by Scheduled Cmmercial Banks
11:39  288 PSU Bank Branches to be opened in backward areas by March
11:38  Plan addl Rs 10,000 cr capital expenditure this year
11:38  Agri credit target at Rs 2.8 lakh cr for 2008-09
11:35  LIC to cover all women SHGs linked to Banks
11:33  3 National Fin Corporations for weaker sections get Rs 105 Cr
Budget Flashes
11:35  LIC to cover all women SHGs linked to Banks
11:33  3 National Fin Corporations for weaker sections get Rs 105 Cr
11:32  Allocation to ministry for minorities doubled to Rs 1000 Cr
11:31  National Minority Development Fin Corporation gets Rs 75 cr
11:30  Allocation to North-East at Rs 16,447 cr vs Rs 14,365 cr
11:29  Rs 300 cr allocated to desalination plant to be set up near Chennai
11:29  Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission To Get Rs 7300 Cr From Rs 6500 Cr
11:29  Allocation to ICDS hiked to Rs 6,300 cr
11:28  Allocation To JNURM Hiked To Rs 6,866 Cr From Rs 5,482 Cr
11:26  NREGS extended to all 596 rural districts; allocated Rs 16,000 cr
11:25  Rs 1,042 cr allocated for Polio eradication in UP, Bihar
11:24  Health Cover Of Rs 30,000 For Every Worker In BPL Category
11:23  To allot Rs 100 cr to IT Ministry to link knowledge institutes
11:22  Impact of US slowdown on EMs not clear
11:21  Allocation of Rs 16,534 cr for health in '08-'09
11:21  National Rural Health Mission Allocation Hiked by 15%
11:20  Govt To Set Up 3 IITs; One Each In AP, Bihar, Rajasthan
11:20  To set up 3 IISCs in Bhopal and Trivandrum
11:19  Midday meal scheme extended to upper primary classes in all blocks
11:19  Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan will be provided Rs 13,100 cr
11:19  16 Central Universities To Be Set Up
11:16  6,000 high quality schools to be built by FY09
11:15  FY09 Gross Budgetary Support At Rs 2.4 Lakh Cr
11:14  Education, health allocation up 20%
11:14  Bharat Nirman Programme gets allocation of Rs 31280 cr
11:13  'Can Do Better' On Ensuring More Inclusive Growth
11:12  FY08 Farm Growth Seen At 2.6%
11:11  Agri Credit Doubled In First 2 Yrs Of UPA Govt
11:11  Need to be vigilant on global risks
11:11  Govt, RBI To Jointly Take Temporary Steps To Manage Cap Inflows
11:11  Capital Inflows In Excess Of Economic Deficit
11:10  To Take Steps On Foreign Inflows To Ensure Stable Mkts
11:09  Govt will monitor foreign fund inflow: FM
11:09  Global Markets Weak Since Aug, Impact On Local Market Unclear
11:09  8% GDP Growth In 12 Successive Quarters
11:09  Keeping inflation under check cornerstone of govt policy
11:08  FM Says Confident Of Maintaining 8.8% GDP Growth
11:08  Agriculture estimated to grow at 2.6% in FY08
11:05  Q3 Mfg Growth At 9.3% Vs 11.3% (YoY)
11:05  Q3 Farm Growth At 3.2% Vs~3.4% (YoY)
11:05  Q3 GDP At 8.4% Vs 9.1% (YoY)
11:02  Uproar in Lok Sabha ahead of the speech; FM about to start his speech