New Delhi: An allocation of Rs 1,31,317 crore has been made in the Interim Budget 2009-10 for the flagship programmes which directly impact the aam aadmi.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said an allocation of Rs 30,100 crore has been made to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in 2009-10.
The Scheme has been extended to all the districts of the country and provided employment of 138.76 crore person days, covering 3.51 crore households during 2008-09.
For Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, an allocation of Rs 13,100 crore has been proposed. Mukherjee said that about 98 per cent of the habitations in the country have been covered by primary schools.
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