Live updates and discussion on Budget

Focus on healthcare - National Health Protection Scheme for poor and needed. Up to 5 Lacs rupees services per family per year. Becoming Worlds Largest Healthcare programme run by the government.

To improve quality of teachers, govt to launch integrated B-ed programme. The govt aims to move from black board to digital board in schools by 2022 #UnionBudget2018

FM says National Health Protection Scheme for 10 lakh poor families   

New Ayushman Bharat for Healthy India. - More spending for health facilities in rural and remote areas. Also, Increasing - Accessibility to quality medical education.

National health protection scheme to provide  Rs 5 lakh/year per family for 10 cr families will be allocated

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJBY) to be expanded to all poor households: FM#UnionBudget2018

 FM says setting up 24 new government medical colleges 

National Health Protection Scheme positive for PSU insurance firms, says Dhruva

Mudra Yojana - Already disbursed 4.6 Lacs crore - out of which 76% are women - more than 50% belong to SC/ST.

Now, Allocating 3 Lacs crores - for FY 2018-19.

Focussing on MSME loans and refinancing.

Target Mudra loans for Rs 3 lakh cr next FY: FM   

Startup - Planning Alternate Investment Structures for Funding in Startups. 

Will take additional measures to strengthen alternate invst funds: FM