Disinvestment programme to be out in a month
Government borrowing is expected to touch Rs 15,000 crore per week.
Budget verdict: Hope for best, prepare for worst
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Govt allocates Rs 3,472 cr for Commonwealth Games
Delhi govt had requested the Centre to allocate more money.
Bonaza for higher education; IITs, NITs get Rs 2K cr
Currently, there are 12 IITs and 20 NITs operating across the country.
Rs 120 cr set aside for Unique Identity Cards programme
Citizens to get sophisticated from within the next 18 months.
Agri credit flow of Rs 3,25,000 cr targeted for 2009-10
Mukherjee has proposed to continue short term crop loans to farmers.
Govt eyes 1,120 cr via divestment
UPA announced increasing people's holding in public sector undertakings.
Extension of stimulus package for print media
This includes a 10 pc increase in Govt advertisement rates.
Pranab peppers speech with Gandhi, Kautilya quotes
Pranab turned to the Mahatma while concluding his Budget speech.
Pranab focuses on rural India, hikes I-T limit
Government outlined measures to speed up infrastructure development.
Budget Chat
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