Union Budget 2019 20: Key Highlights

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Highlights:

  • India the 3rd largest economy.

  • India a 3 trillion USD economy to grow to 5 trillion USD soon.

  • Focus on Bharatmala and Sagarmala projects.

  • 657 kms of metro network connectivity.

  • Government to help Aircraft financing.

  • FAME-2 (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric vehicles in India) to encourage Electrical Vehicles.

  • Committed to last mile delivery.

  • Believe in minimum Government-Maximum Governance.

  • One nation – one grid for power connectivity.

  • 59 min on top loan sanction scheme to MSME’s upto Rs. 1. Crore. (Rs.350 crs allocated).

  • New law soon for people living in rent across states.

  • Freight, passenger travel to get cheaper.

  • Pension Benefit for 3 crores shopkeepers and traders by submission of Aadhar and self declarations.

  • Infrastructure will need 30 trillion USD investment till 2030.

  • Social enterprises, voluntary organization can get listed in a new social stock exchange.

  • To do away with cross subsidy.

  • Right time to increase public holdings in PSU’s.

  • FDI inflows robust despite global headwinds.

  • 100% FDI in Insurance Intermediaries permissible.

  • Annual global investors meet proposed.

  • Will open FDI in Aviation Media and Insurance.

  • Will Merge NRI investment with FPI.

  • Rural lives transformed with Ujwala Yojana.

  • By 2022, every single rural family will have an electricity and clean cooking facility.

  • PMAS-G to achieve Housing for All by 2022.

  • PMGSY-II allocation of Rs.80250 crs (125000 kms) over next 5 years.

  • SFRUTI – Scheme for Rural upgradation of traditional industries.

  • ASPIRE – Develop 75000 skilled rural entrepreneur in Agro Rural Sector.

  • 20 technology incubators to be set up.

  • Water for all by 2024 – Har Ghar Jal Scheme.

  • Swachh Bharat Abhiyan – 9.6 crore toilets constructed since 2014.

  • PM Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan – 2 crore Indians made digitally literate.

  • Proposal to increase metro connectivity via PPP models.

  • NPA’s dipped by Rs. l lakh crore.

  • Recapitalisation of PSU Banks by Rs. 70000 crores.

  • NBFC’s – liquidity support through banks mooted with one time guarantee of Rs. 10000 crores during this FY.

  • Efficient regulation of housing important.

  • Return regulation of housing from NHB to RBI.

  • Will increase retail participation in CPSE’s.

  • Strategic disinvestment of Air India.

  • Rs. 105000 lakh crores for disinvestment.

  • India’s foreign debt/GDP lowest.


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