Indian Budget 2009 | Important Policies and Announcements

Here are some of the important Budget 2009 releases :                                                                                           [adsense]

HIGHLIGHTS Part 1

HIGHLIGHTS Part 2

Initiatives and Achievements

Revised estimates

Railway Budget 2009

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The Finance Minister outlines the focus areas for 2009-10  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


Rs. 1,86,000 Crore worth fiscal stimulus to counter global slow down.  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


High GDP growth, inclusive development and improved delivery mechanism to be key challenges- Finance Minister  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


In Agriculture credit flow of Rs. 3,25,000 crore targeted for the year 2009-10  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


DEBT – Payment Relief for farmers task force for Maharashtra  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


Expert Group to advice on petroleum and diesel prices.  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


Expansion of banking network in the country off-site ATMs without prior approval  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


50 Per Cent of all rural women proposed to be enrolled in self help groups, corpus of Rashtriya Mahila Kosh to be raised to 500 crore in next five years  (PIB 6-7-2009 )


ICDS to be extended to every child under six by March 2012  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Plan Outlay for Ministry of Minority Affairs increased by 74 per cent  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

New Project to enable job seekers to register on-line from anywhere to be launched  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

All BPL families proposed to be brought under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

One handloom mega cluster each for West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, one Powerloom mega cluster for Rajasthan announced  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

National Action Plan on Climate Change: funds to be allocated for the eight National Missions  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

‘Takeout financing’ scheme to be evolved by IIFCL  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Budgetary support stepped up for Road Transport and Highways  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Increased allocations for infrastructure development  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Allocation of Rs. 120 crore to UIDAI  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Additional amount of Rs. 430 crore to modernise police machinery in states  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Recommendations of Committee on one rank one pension for ex-servicemen accepted  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Plan Budget for Higher Education Increased by Rs. 2000 crore  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Outlays for Commonwealth Games stepped up to Rs. 3,472 crore  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Rs. 500 crore allocated for rehabilitation of internally displaced persons and reconstruction of northern and eastern areas of Sri Lanka  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Fringe Benefit Tax and Commodity Transaction tax to be abolished  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Adjustment assistance scheme to provide enhanced ECGC cover extended till March 2010  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Interest Subvention of 2% extended till March 31, 2010  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Extension of Stimulus Package for Print Media till 31st December 2009  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Duties on life saving drugs reduced  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

EPCs and FIEo exempted from Service Tax  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Capital expenditure on warehousing for agricultural produce, oil and gas pipeline on common carrier allowable as deduction  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Presumptive taxation to cover all small businesses of up to Rs. 40 lakh turnover  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Fiscal deficit projected at 6.8% of GDP; revenue deficit estimated would be 4.8 % in 2009-10  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Gross budgetary support increased by Rs. 40,000 crore  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Income Tax exemption limit increased by Rs.15,000 for senior citizens and by Rs. 10,000 for others  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Income of NPS Trust to be exempt from income tax; also from DDT and STT  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Tax holiday for Oil and Gas blocks to be awarded under NELP-VIII  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Poor persons to have legal entitlement for food  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Pradhanmantri Adarsh Gram Yojana (PMAGY) launched  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

Allocation for Bharat Nirman package of six schemes of rural development to step up by 45%  (PIB 6-7-2009 )

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