* Exemption to individual tax payers to continue* In last nine months several steps taken to effectively deal with problem of black money
* Comprehensive new law to be brought against black money
* New structure to be put in place in banking sector for seamless integration of data
* Adequate provision for defence with Rs.246,727 crore earmarked this year
* Fully IT-based student-help facility for needy students
* Eastern states to be given opportunity to develop faster. Special boost to Bihar and West Bengal as in the case of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
* Good progress in DMIC corridor and other infra-projects. Rs.1,200 crore earmarked and additional funds if pace of work picks up on ongoing projects
* Procurement law to be drawn up to ensure transparency and remove corruption
* Centenary of Deen Dayal Upadhyay to be celebrated; committee for this to be set up soon
* During 2015-16 AIIMS-like institutes to be set up in Jamu and Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh; Bihar to get second AIIMS-like institution
* Karnataka to get an IIT; Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad to be upgraded to IIT
* Good progress being made on Digital India
* To discourage transactions in cash, Rupee debit card to incentivise credit transactions
* In line with 'Act East Policy', steps to catalyse investment in this sector through a project development company to oversee investments in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
* Tourism has increased after Visa on Arrival introduced for 43 countries. This facility to be increased to 150 countries in different stages
* Public Debt Management Agency to be created to strengthen the bond market
* Gold Monetisation Scheme to be introduced; sovereign gold bonds to be introduced; working on developing Indian gold coin with Ashok Chakra on face
* Vision of making India cashless society
* Foreign Investment in alternative investment funds to be permitted
* Ports in public sector to be encouraged to utilise land under their control
* Make India investment-destination by streamlining permission procedures
* Five ultra-mega power projects each of 4,000 MW to be set up
* MGNREGA allocation to be enhanced by Rs.5,000 crore, if additional funds available
* Integrated education and livelihood scheme to be launched
* "The Everlasting Flame" exhibition on Parsis to be launched
* National investment and infrastructure fund to be launched with corpus of Rs.20,000 crore to generate more funds
* Innovation initiative to be launched in NITI Aayog in the name of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
* Government committed to increasing access of people to the banking system
* Universal social security system for all Indians, especially poor and disadvantaged sections
* Atal Pension Yojna for economically disadvantaged
* PPF and EPF corpus to be utilised for senior citizens' welfare fund
* Physical aids and assisting devices for physically challenged senior citizens
* Main challenges: increasing agricultural production; increasing investment in infrastructure; with manufacturing declining, Make in India will create jobs; cooperative federalism
* Agriculture credit targetted at Rs.8.5 lakh crore
* Rural jobs scheme to get Rs.34,699 crore; Every poor to get a job
* To work with NITI Aayog for creating a National Agricultural Market
* Need well-targeted system for subsidies.
* Direct transfer of subsidy to LPG consumers
* Appeal to well-off consumers to surrender subsidised LPG connections
* Organic farm schemes of agriculture ministry to be supported
* 'Per drop More crop' scheme for better irrigation
* Three achievements - Jan Dhan Yojna, coal auctions, Swachh Bharat
* Two more gamechanging reforms: Goods and Services Tax, JAM trinity (Jan Dhan Yojna, Aadhar, Mobile number) to ensure transparency
* Our achievement to conquer inflation, CPI inflation at five percent by year-end
* GDP growth at 7.4 percent in 2014-15 and at 8-8.5 percent in 2015-16; double-digit growth feasible
* We are in an economic environment far more positive than in the recent past
* Undertaken several significant steps to energise the Indian economy in last nine months
* India's chance to fly
* Budget proposals lay down roadmap for economic growth.
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