Budget: Who are the gainers
Finance Minister P Chidambaram presented the Union Budget for 2008-09 in the Lok Sabha on Friday. A look at who are the gainers. Rs 60,000-cr package for farmers IT sector to get Rs 1,680 crore Power sector to get national fund for transmission, distribution reforms NHDP allocation rises to Rs 12,966 cr from Rs 10,866 cr Education & health to get Rs 34,4000 Bharat Nirman allocation rises to Rs 24,603 cr About 6,000 high quality schools to be built by 2009 3 IITs to be set up in Bihar, AP, Rajasthan 16 new Central universities to be built 22 Sainik schools get Rs 44 crore 300 more ITIs to be upgraded with an investment of Rs 750 cr Bhopal and Tripura to get one IIScR each and 2 colleges of art Healthcare allocation to be raised by 15% Rs 85 crore sanctioned for scholarships to students NRHM to get Rs 1,250 cr budgetary allocation Allocation for ICDS increased to Rs 6300 crore A national programme for the elderly for Rs 400 crore Rs 992 crore for national AIDS programme NREGS outlay ...