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Union Budget 2016 Highlights

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   29 Feb 2016 9:10 AM GMT
Union Budget 2016 Highlights
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Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented Union Budget 2016 Today in Lok Sabha. Agriculture, Rural Development, Infrastructure and Health Care have been given top priority. Have a look at the highlights of the budget…

Rs 2.87 lakh crore granted for Village Panchayats and Municipalities

Rs 2.18 lakh crore for Roads and Railways

Rs 87,765 crore allotted for Rural Development

Rs 60,000 crore for Ground Water recharging

Rs 38,500 crore for MNREGA

Rs 35,984 crore for Agriculture Sector. 29.5 lakh hectares of land will be brought under irrigation using Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sichai Yojana. Two Schemes launched to promote Organic Farming aiming 5 lakh acres of land in 3 years.

Rs 19,000 crore for Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojana

Rs 9,000 crore for Swacch Bharat Abhiyan

Rs 8,000 crore for Sagarmala Project

Rs 5,500 crore for Crop Insurance Scheme

Rs 5,500 crore for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana

Rs 1,700 for Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana

100% Tax Exemption for Start-Ups for 3 Years

Health Protection Scheme to provide insurance of Rs 1 lakh per family. Senior Citizens will receive a top up of Rs 35,000

HRA Tax relief hiked to Rs 60,000 from Rs 24,000 under Section 88G

1% Additional Tax on Cars costing Rs 10 lakh. 1% Infra Cess and 2.5% Infra Cess on petrol and diesel cars respectively. 4% Additional Tax on SUVs and High-Capacity Passenger Vehicles.

First Home Buyers receive an Additional Deduction of Rs 50,000 on interest for loans below Rs 35 lakhs.

10,000 kms of National Highway has been aimed. Plans to upgrade 50,000 mms of State Highways.

Permit Raj in Public Transport System apolished

Retail Shops allowed to run 7 days in a week

7th Pay Panel recommendations and OROP puts burden on Centre's expenditure next year

75 lakh people have voluntarily given up LPG subsidy. Rs 1,000 crore for LPG connection to Rural Households.

160 Airports and Airstrips gets Rs 50 to 100 crore each for revival

Centre to pay 8.33% for Employee Pension Fund for the first 3 years

Additional 10% tax on Dividend in excess of Rs 10 lakh