Budget has adequate provisions for the poor : Jaitley
Delivering his Budget Speech in the Parliament on Saturday, the Finance Minister said Rs. 68,968 crore has been allocated to the Education Sector including Mid Day Meals, Rs. 33,152 crore to the Health Sector and Rs. 79,526 crore for Rural Development Activities including MGNREGA .
in the Budget Rs. 22,407 crore has been provided for Housing and Urban Development, Rs. 10,351 crore for Women and Child Development and Rs. 4,173 crore for Water Resources and Namami Gange.
In order to support programmes for Women Security, Advocacy and Awareness, another Rs. 1000 crore have been allocated to the Nirbhaya Fund.
Jaitley said the National Optical Fibre Network Programme of 7.5 lakh Kilometre, networking 2.5 lakh villages, is being expedited as a part
of progress towards making digital India.
The Finance Minister disclosed that an initial sum of Rs. 1200 crore has been given for the DMIC corridors in the current year. The Ahmedabad-Dholera investment region in Gujarat and the Shendra-Bidkin Industrial park near Aurangabad, in Maharashtra, are now in a position to start work on basic infrastructure.
Additional funds will be provided for the Industrial Corridors as the pace of expenditure picks up, he added.
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