Budget identifies five objectives relating
to growth recovery, private investment, supply bottlenecks,
malnutrition and governance matters
· GDP growth to be 7.6 per cent (+ 0.25
percent) during 2012-13
· Amendment to the FRBM Act proposed as part
of Finance Bill. New concepts of “Effective Revenue Deficit” and
“Medium Term Expenditure Framework” introduced
· Central subsidies to be kept under 2 per cent of
GDP; to be further brought down to 1.75 per cent of GDP over the next 3 years.
· Proposed: Mobile based fertilizer management
system; LPG transparency portal; scaling up and rolling out of Aadhar enabled
payment for government schemes in at least 50 districts.
· Rs. 30,000 crore to be raised through
disinvestment
· Efforts to reach broadbased consensus
on FDI in multi-brand retail
· Rajiv Gandhi Equity Saving Scheme: to allow
income tax deduction to retail investors on investing in equities
· Rs. 15,888 crore to be provided for capitalization
of public sector banks and financial institutions
· A central “Know Your Customer”
depository to be developed
· Swabhimaan: remaining habitations to be covered;
to be extended to more habitations; ultra small branches to be set up in Swabhimaan habitations
· Investment in 12th Plan in
infrastructure to go uptoRs. 50,00,000 crore; half of this is
expected from private sector
· Tax Free Bonds of Rs. 60,000 crore to
be allowed for financial infrastructure projects
· Allocation of Road Transport and Highways
Ministry enhanced by 14 per cent to Rs. 25,360 crore
· Financial package of Rs. 3,884 crore for
waiver of loans to handloom weavers and their cooperative societies; mega
handloom clusters in Andhra, Jharkhand; weaver service centres in
Mizoram, Nagaland and Jharkhand ;powerloom mega cluster in Maharashtra;
Rs. 500 crore pilot schemes for geo-textiles in North-Eastern region
· Rs. 5,000 crore India Opportunities
Venture Fund to help small enterprises
· Allocation to agriculture enhanced; RKVY gets
Rs. 9,217 crore; BGREI gets Rs. 1,000 crore; Rs.2242 crore project
to improve dairy productivity; Rs. 500 crore for coastal aquaculture
· Various other agricultural activities merged
into 5 missions
· Target for agricultural credit raised to Rs.
5,75,000 crore
· Interest subvention for short-term crop loans to
farmers at 7 per cent interest continues; additional 3 per cent for prompt
paying farmers
· Rs. 200 crore for awards to incentivise agricultural
research
· Provisions under rural housing fund increased to
Rs. 4,000 crore from Rs. 3,000 crore
· Interest subvention of 1 percent on housing loans uptoRs.
15 lakh extended for one more year
· AIBP allocation raised by 13 per cent to Rs.
14,242 crore
· National Mission on Food Processing to be
started in cooperation with State Governments
· Scheduled Caste Sub Plan allocation increases by
18 per cent to Rs. 37,113crore; Tribal Sub Plan by 17.6 per cent to Rs.
21,710 crore
· Multi-sectoralprogramme to address maternal
and child malnutrition in 200 high burden districts
· 58 per cent rise in allocation to ICDS, at Rs.
15,850 crore
· Rural drinking water and sanitation gets 27 per
cent rise in allocation to Rs. 14,000 crore; PMGSY gets 20 per cent rise
to Rs. 24,000 crore
· Projects covering length of 8800 km to be
awarded under NHDP against 7,300 km during 2011-12
· RTE-SSA gets Rs. 25,555 crore allocation,
showing an increase of 21 per cent; 6000 schools to be set up at block level as
model schools in the 12thPlan; Credit Guarantee Fund to be set up for
better flow of credit to students
· National Urban Health Mission is being launched
· 34 per cent increase in allocation to National
Rural Livelihood Mission, to Rs. 3915 crore
· Rs. 1000 crore allocated for National
Skill Development Fund
· Bharat Livelihood Foundation to be established
to support livelihood interventions particularly in tribal areas
· Widow pension and disability pension raised from
Rs. 200 to Rs. 300 per month
· Grant on death of primary breadwinner of a BPL
family in the age group 18-64 years doubled to Rs. 20,000
· Defence services get Rs. 193407 crore;
any further requirement to be met
· 4000 residential quarters to be constructed for
Central Armed Police Forces
· UID-Aadhar to get adequate funds for
enrolment of 40 crore persons, in addition to the 20 crore persons
already enrolled
· White Paper on Black Money to be laid in the
current session of Parliament
· Tax proposals mark progress in the direction of
movement towards DTC and GST
· Income tax exemption limit raised from
Rs.1,80,000 to Rs.2,00,000; upper limit of 20 per cent tax slab raised from
Rs.8 lakh to Rs.10 lakh
· Interest from savings bank accounts
deductible upto Rs.10,000; deduction ofupto Rs.5,000 for
preventive health check-up
· Senior citizens without business income exempt
from advance tax
· Investment linked deduction of capital
expenditure enhanced for certain businesses; new sectors eligible for
investment linked deduction
· Turnover limit for compulsory tax audit for SMEs
raised from Rs.60 lakh to Rs.1 crore
· STT on cash delivery reduced by 20 per cent to
0.1%
· General Anti Avoidance Rule being introduced to
counter aggressive tax avoidance
· A number of measures proposed to deter
generation and use of unaccounted money
· All services to attract service tax except those
in the negative list
· Central Excise and Service Tax being harmonized
· Standard rate of excise duty raised from 10 per
cent to 12 per cent; service tax rates raised from 10 per cent to 12 per cent;
no change in peak customs duty of 10 per cent on non-agricultural goods
· Relief in indirect taxes to sectors under
stress; agriculture, infrastructure, mining, railways, roads, civil aviation,
manufacturing, health and nutrition, and environment get duty relief
· Certain cigarettes and bidis attract
higher excise duty; large cars attract higher customs duty
· Excise imposed on unbranded jewellery also;
measures to minimize impact on small artisans and goldsmiths;
branded silver jewellery exempted from excise duty
· Net gain of Rs.41,440 crore due to
taxation proposals
· Total expenditure budgeted at Rs.
14,90,925 crore; plan expenditure at Rs. 5,21,025 crore – 18 per
cent higher than 2011-12 budget; non plan expenditure at Rs. 9,69,900 crore
· Fiscal deficit targeted at 5.1 per cent of GDP,
as against 5.9 per cent in revised estimates for 2011-12
· Central Government debt at 45.5 per cent of GDP
as compared to Thirteenth Finance Commission target of 50.5 per cent
· Medium-term Expenditure Framework Statement to
be introduced; will set forth 3-year rolling target for expenditure
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