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Budget Estimates
1) Plan expenditure is placed at 5,55,322 crore.
2) Non Plan Expenditure is estimated at 11,09,975 crore.
3) Fiscal deficit for the current year contained at 5.2 per
cent and for the year 2013-14 at 4.8 per cent.
4) Revenue deficit for the current year at 3.9 per cent and
for the year 2013-14 at 3.3per cent.
5) 37,330 crore allocated to the Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare.
6) New National Health Mission will get an allocation of
21,239 crore.
7) 17,700 crore allocated for ICDS in 2013-14.
8) 14,873 crore for JNNURM in BE 2013-14.
9) Additional provision of Rs. 10,000 crore for National
Food Security Act.
10) Additional deduction of interest upto 1 lakh for a
person taking firsthome loan upto 25 lakh during period 1.4.2013 to 31.3.2014.
11) Two new major ports will be established in Sagar,
West Benga
l and in Andhra Pradesh to add 100 million
tonnes of capacity.
12) Refinancing capacity of SIDBI raised to 10,000 crore.
13) Compliance of public sector banks with Basel III
regulations to be ensured. 14,000 crore provided in BE 2013-14 for infusing
capital.
14) Proposal to set up India’s first Women’s Bank as a
public sector bank. Provision of 1,000 crore as initial capital.
15) Allocation for Defence increased to 2,03,672 crore
including 86,741 crore for capital expenditure.
16) Flagship Social Sector Schemes:
a) MGNREGA : Rs 33,000 crore
b) PMGSY : Rs 21,700 crore
c) SSA : Rs 27,258 crore
d) Mid day Meal Scheme : Rs 13,551 crore
Promises made to woman, youth and poor in Indian Union Budget 2013:
1) Woman : We stand in solidarity with our girl children and
women. And we pledge to do everything possible to empower them and to keep them
safe and secure. A fund - “Nirbhaya Fund” - to be setup with Government
contribution of 1,000 crore.
2) Youth : Youth to be motivated to voluntarily join skill
development programmes.National Skill Development Corporation to set the
curriculum and standards for training in different skills. ` 1000 crore set
apart for this scheme.
3) Poor: To the poor of India direct benefit transfer
scheme will be rolled out throughout the country during the term of the UPA
Government with the motive “Äapka paisa aapke haath”.
Taxes:
1) No revise either the slabs or the rates of Personal
Income Tax. However, relief for Tax Payers in the first bracket of 2 lakhs to 5
lakhs. A taxcredit of 2000 to every person with total income upto 5 lakhs.
2) Surcharge of 10 percent on persons (other than companies)
whose taxable income exceed 1 crore to augment revenues.
3) No change in the normal rates of 12 percent for excise
duty and service tax.
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