Budget highlights – 4

Coverage of Fasal Bima Yojana to go up from 30 per cent of cropped area, to 40 per cent in 2017-18, 50 per cent in 2018-19

NABARD to set up dedicated micro-irrigation fund to be set to achieve Per Drop More Crop mission

Corpus of NABARD's long-term irrigation fund raised to Rs 40,000 crore

Mini soil-testing labs in Krishi Vigyan Kendras to ensure 100 per cent coverage

Highest ever allocation to MGNREGA at Rs 48,000 crore

*Merger of Railway Budget with Budget 2017 a historic step

Transform, Energize and Clean India - #TECIndia - our agenda for the next year

Advancement of budget will enable all ministries, departments to operationalize all schemes right from beginning of next fiscal

Demonetisation aims to create a new normal, where the GDP would be bigger, cleaner and real

Effects of demonetisation not expected to spill over to next year

Firmly believe that GST, Demonetisation, built on JAM, will have an epoch-making impact on the lives of our people

Demonetisation aims to create a new normal, where the GDP would be bigger, cleaner and real

Recalls #MahatmaGandhi's words: A right cause never fails

3 challenges in current global scenario:Monetary stance of US FED Reserve, Commodity prices specially crude oil & retreat from globalisation

We have moved from a discretionary administration to a policy-based administration

Expectations included burning issues like inflation and price rise, issue of corruption & crony capitalism

Our government was elected amidst huge expectations of people, the underlying theme of expectations being good governance

Hope to resolve all issues regarding GST via consultations

We are moving from informal to formal economy & the Government is now seen as a trusted custodian of public money