Allocation for Education Sector Increased by 20%  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

North Eastern Region Continue to get Special Attention in Budget  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Sixteen Central Universities to come up  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Anganwadi workers to get more  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Allocation for Minority Affairs Ministry doubled  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Allocation for National Rural Health Mission Enhanced  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Flagship programmes get enhanced allocation in General Budget  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Government to encourage all sources of investment  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Rs. 5,500 crore allocation for Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Technology Upgradation Fund (TUF) provision increased to Rs. 1,090 crore  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Risk Capital Fund proposed for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Allocation for Information Technology Department proposed at Rs. 1,680 crore  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Rs. 14,000 crore corpus proposed for Rural Infrastructure Development Fund  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

644 crores for National Agriculture Insurance Scheme  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

20,000 crores for Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Government accepts two recommendations of Committee on Financial Inclusion  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Debt Waiver and Debt Relief  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Funds of Rs. 10,200 crore created to increase resource base of NABARD, SIDBI & NHB  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Excise duty concessions for agricultural sector  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

750 crores for upgradation of 300 Industrial Training Institutes  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Mobile soil testing laboratories to 250 Districts with an outlay of 75 crores  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Defence allocation enhanced to Rs. 105,600 crore  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Rs. 624 crore earmarked for Commonwealth Games  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Sixth Central Pay Commission to submit its report by 31st March  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Rs 100 crore each for three Institutions of Excellence  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Rs 75 crore provided to Indian Council of Cultural Relations  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Backward Regions Grant Fund to get Rs. 5,800 crore  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Subsidy enhanced under Indira Awas Yojana  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Rs. 3,443 crore allocated for Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Steps taken to further expand market for Corporate Bonds  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Non profit corporation proposed to launch World Class Skill Development Programme  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Relief in Personal Income Tax  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Relief provided in Dividend Distribution Tax  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Banking Cash Transaction Tax to be withdrawn  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

5 year tax holiday for new Hospitals & Hotels in specific towns  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Tax incentives to boost R & D  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Fiscal as well as revenue deficit position improves over last year  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Four more services brought under Service Tax  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Customs duty reduced on several items  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Excise Duty on buses, small cars and 2-3 wheelers reduced  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

AIDS drug exempted from Excise Duty  (PIB 29-2-2008 )

Duty on crude sulphur reduced to support fertilizer production  (PIB 29-2-2008 )