Highlights of the India Budget 2014 – 15
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Highlights of the Budget 2014 – 15
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget 2014-15 on 10.07.2014
- Indian Custom Single Window Project to be taken up for facilitating trade.
- Clean energy cess increased from Rs 50 / tonne to Rs 100 / tonne.
- Additional 5% excise tax to be levied on aerated drinks with added sugar (cold drinks). Tobacco products also to get costly as excise duty hiked to 72%
- Government announces reduction in excise duty for specified food package industry from 10% to 6%.
- Excise duty on footwear reduced from 12% to 6%
- Basic custom duty on LED panel below 19 inch made nil.
- Government announces measures to encourage manufacture of LCD/LED panels of TVs.
- Housing loan rebate to raised from Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 2 lakh.
- Net effect of direct tax proposals is revenue loss of Rs 22,200 crore.
- Government proposes to increase investment limit under Section 80C from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh.
- Tax exemption limit for small and marginal, and senior tax payers changed from Rs 2.0 to Rs 2.5 lakh. For senior citizens, no tax for income up to Rs 3 lakh per annum.
- No changes in tax rate.
- PPF limit to be raised to Rs 1.5 lakh: Jaitley
- Rs 100 crore for training of sportspersons for upcoming Asian Games.
- Government announces Rs 150 crore for communication needs of Andaman and Nicobar islands.
- Government announces Arun Prabha channel for northeastern region; will be 24/7 channel.
- Rs 1000 crore provided for rail connectivity in northeastern region.
- Programme for displaced Kashmiri migrants with Rs 500 crore to be started.
- Rs 100 crore set aside for project to link rivers.
- Government announces Rs 100 crore for development of Archaeological sites. Gaya to be developed as world class tourism spot.
- Rs 5000 crore set aside for defence outlay over and above amount provided under interim budget.
- National Police Memorial to be set up. Rs 50 crore set aside for this purpose.
- Rs 100 crore set aside for development of Technology Development Fund.
- Rs 100 crore War Memorial at Princess Park, India Gate.
- Policy of One Rank One Pension to be adopted for defence personnel.
- RBI will create framework for licenses of small banks.
- Government aims to provide all households with banking facilities to empower the weaker sections; there should be atleast 2 bank a/cs in each household.
- Urgent need to converge current Indian standard with international accounting standards: Jaitley
- Rs 37, 800 crore allotted for National Highways.
- Revision of rate of royalty on minerals to be taken up on request from the states.
- In order to complete gas grid, 15000 km of additional pipeline to be developed through PPP mode.
- New and renewable energy deserves high priority; ultra modern power projects to be taken up in Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Ladakh with Rs 500 crore.
- Rs 4200 crore set aside for Jal Marg Vikas project on river Ganga connecting Allahabad to Haldia , over 1620 km.
- Scheme for development of new airports at tier II and III cities through PPP mode.
- Rs 200 crore set aside for 6 more textile clusters in Rae Bareily, Lucknow, Surat, Bhagalpur. Rs 50 crore set aside for Pashmina Production program in J&K.
- MSMEs are the backbone of the economy; to be revived through a Committee to examine and report in three months.
- 6 more textile clusters to be set up.
- Industrial Smart Cities to come up at 7 cities.
- All govt departments and ministries to be integrated through E-platform by 31 December this year.
- Rs 100 crore set aside for Kisan Television to provide real time information on various farming and agriculture issues.
- National Industrial Corridor to be set up. Rs 1000 crore set aside for this.
- Rs 5000 crore short time rural credit refinance fund for 2014-15.
- Rs 50 core set aside for indigenous cattle breed and blue revolution for inland fisheries.
- Propose to provide finance to 5 lakh landless farmers through NABARD.
- Govt will initiate scheme to provide a soil health card; Rs 100 crore set aside. Rs 56 crore for soil testing labs across the country.
- Agriculture University in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, and Horticulture University in Haryana, Telangana; Rs. 200 cr set aside by the government.
- Slum development to be included in Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
- Govt announces Rs 100 crore for modernization of madrassas.
- Govt announces development of Metro rails in PPP mode; Rs 100 crore set aside for metro scheme in Ahmedabad and Lucknow.
- Rs 100 crore set aside for Community Radio Centres; 600 new and existing ones will be supported.
- National Rural Internet and Technology Mission; Rs 500 crore set aside.
- Govt proposes to set up Center of Excellence in MP named after Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan.
- 5 more IITs and 5 IIMs to be set up.
- Propose to set up four more AIIMS; Rs. 500 crore set aside for this. Six new AIIMS started recently have become functional. Four new AIIMS will be set up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Vidarbha and Purvanchal.
- Govt proposes National Housing Banking programme; sets aside Rs 8000 crore for this program.
- Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana has a massive impact on rural development; Govt sets aside Rs 14,389 crore for this scheme.
- Crisis Management Center for women at Delhi; money to be provided from Nirbhaya fund.
- Govt announces Beti Padhao, Beti Badhao Yojana; sets aside Rs 100 crore for this.
- Safety of women of prime importance.
- EPFO will launch a unified account scheme for portability of Provident Fund accounts.
- Schemes for disabled persons in the country. 15 new Brail presses to be established and revival of 10 existing.
- Rs 50,548 crore proposed for Schedule Caste development.
- Govt committed to providing 24/7 power supply to all homes. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gram Jyoti Yojna for electricity supply to rural areas.
- Rs 200 crore for 'Statue of Unity' of Sardar Vallabh Patel.
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