To allocate Rs 25,000 cr for rural infrastructure

February 28, 2015 11:28

To allocate Rs 5300 cr for micro-irrigation
BSE FMCG index up 0.2%; Emami, Colgate-Palmolive, HUL, Nestle India, ITC, Britannia up 0.1-1.5%
To allocate Rs 35000 cr for MNREGA
Aim for farm credit of Rs 8.5 lakh crore in FY16
Need to curb subsidy leakages, not subsidy
Increased micro irrigation spend to benefit Jain Irrigation and EPC Industries
We will focus on improving MNREGA. Rs 34,699 crore allocated for this
Considering upscaling of PSU divestment programme

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