If one goes by the expenditure of major items, then according to the Union Budget 2018-19 (please click here to access): • Expenditure on Pension was increased from Rs. 1,47,387 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 1,68,466 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.) • Expenditure on Fertiliser Subsidy was raised from Rs. 64,974 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 70,080 crore…
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If one goes by the expenditure of major items, then according to the Union Budget 2018-19 (please click here to access): • Expenditure on Pension was increased from Rs. 1,47,387 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 1,68,466 crore in 2018-19 (B.E.) • Expenditure on Fertiliser Subsidy was raised from Rs. 64,974 crore in 2017-18 (R.E.) to Rs. 70,080 crore…
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Allocations for various schemes under the Union Budget 2018-19 (please click here to access): (A) Core of the Core Schemes • National Social Assistance Progamme – Rs. 9,975 crore (B.E.) • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme – Rs. 55,000 crore (B.E.) • Umbrella Scheme for Development of Schedule Castes – Rs. 5,182.58 crore (B.E.) • Umbrella Programme…
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Allocations for various schemes under the Union Budget 2017-18 (please click here to access): (A) Core of the Core Schemes • National Social Assistance Progamme – Rs. 9,500 crore (B.E.) • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme – Rs. 48,000 crore (B.E.) • Umbrella Scheme for Development of Schedule Castes – Rs. 5,114 crore (B.E.) • Umbrella Programme…
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Allocations for various schemes under the Union Budget 2016-17,(please click here to access) • Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme – Rs. 38,500 crore (BE) • National Social Assistance Programme – Rs. 9,500 crore (BE) • Schemes under Tribal Sub-Plan- across all Ministries – Rs. 24,005 crore (BE) • Schemes under Scheduled Castes Sub-Plan- across all Ministries…
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According to the Union Budget Speech 2015-16 delivered by Arun Jaitley (Please click here to download) on 28 February, 2015: Irrigation The Budget provided for allocation of Rs. 5,300 crore to support micro-irrigation, watershed development and the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana.The Minister urged the States to chip in substantially in this vital sector. Micro…
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According to the Union Budget Speech 2014-15 delivered by Arun Jaitley (Please click here to download) on 10 July, 2014: Swatchh Bharat Abhiyan Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana RURAL DEVELOPMENT Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana MGNREGA National Livelihood Mission Rural Housing Watershed Development Panchayati Raj Safe Drinking Water Women & Child Development Beti Bachao, Beti…
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According to the Budget Speech 2013-14 delivered by P Chidambaram, http://indiabudget.nic.in/ub2013-14/bs/bs.pdf: • In 2012-13, the CSO has estimated growth at 5 percent while the RBI has estimated growth at 5.5 percent. • The estimate of Plan Expenditure is placed at Rs. 5,55,322 crore. As a proportion of total expenditure (Rs. 16,65,297 crore), it will be 33.3 percent….
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According to Social Protection for a Changing India (May, 2011), The World Bank, http://wwwwds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2011/04/20/000333037_20110420235516/Rendered/PDF/612750v10ESW0P1rt0Volume0I01PUBLIC1.pdf: According to the Budget Speech 2011-12 delivered by Pranab Mukherjee, http://indiabudget.nic.in/bspeecha.asp:
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